ebb and flow

Related to word: ebb

Idiom

Definition

  1. The regular pattern of increase and decrease in the level or intensity of something.

    起伏不定

    • The company's finances experienced an ebb and flow as the market conditions changed.

      随着市场状况的变化,公司的财务状况经历了起起落落。

    • The number of tourists on the beach ebbs and flows daily.

      海滩上的游客数量每天都有起落。

    • Political support tends to ebb and flow during each election cycle.

      政治支持度在每次选举周期中往往会起起落落。