ebb

名词 ebb:

1. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
   同义词：ebbing, wane
2. the outward flow of the tide
   同义词：reflux

动词 ebb:

1. flow back or recede
   同义词：ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off
2. hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
3. fall away or decline

1. His energy seemed to ebb.
   他的精力似乎正在衰退。
2. A crab was left stranded on the beach when the tide ebbed.
   退潮时，一只蟹被困留在沙滩上。
3. Painting was then at its lowest ebb.
   那时绘画艺术非常不景气。

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-