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| 1 | ebb the process in which the sea level on a coast becomes lower 退潮；落潮 |
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| 2 | a period when something gradually becomes smaller or less 衰退；低落；减少 | an apparent ebb in the fighting 明显转入低潮的斗争 | |
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| - | be at/reach (a) low ebb
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| to be in a very small , weak , or unsuccessful state |
| 处于低潮；处于衰退状态 |
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| My confidence was at its lowest ebb. 我的信心跌到了最低点。 |
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| - | the ebb and flow
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| 1 | the way that a situation keeps changing between two states, for example in a game , fight , or argument 两种状态的）起伏，消长 | the ebb and flow of debate 辩论声此起彼伏 | |
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| 2 | a situation in which something keeps becoming larger or stronger, and then smaller or weaker （某事物的）兴衰，涨落 | the ebb and flow of their political power 他们的政治权力的兴衰 | |
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