ebb
n.(名词)
Ebb tide.
落潮
A period of decline or diminution:
低潮:潮低落或衰减时期:
例句:
.Insistence upon rules of conduct marks the ebb of religious fervor.(Alfred North Whitehead)
.坚持行为准则标志着宗教狂热的降温.(艾尔弗雷德·诺思·怀特海德)
v.intr.(不及物动词)
ebbed,ebb.ing,ebbs
To fall back from the flood stage.
(潮)退:从大水状态退落下来
To fall away or back; decline or recede.See Synonyms at recede
回落跌落;衰退或消减参见 recede
来源:
Middle English ebbe
中古英语 ebbe
from Old English ebba * see apo-
源自 古英语 ebba *参见 apo-