ebb
noun
Phrases of ebb noun
- the ebb
The phase of the tide when it recedes from the shore.
退潮
• We should leave the beach when the ebb begins.
我們應該在退潮開始時離開海灘。
verb
Definitions of ebb verb
water(水)
- Intransitive(不及物動詞)
When the sea or tide ebbs, it recedes from the shore, decreasing to a lower level.
退潮
feeling(感覺)
- Intransitive(不及物動詞)
If a physical or emotional feeling ebbs, it weakens or diminishes in intensity, gradually fading away.
減退；衰退
He noticed that his physical strength was gradually ebbing away.
他注意到自己的體力正逐漸衰退。
As night fell, the sounds of the bustling city began to ebb.
隨著夜幕降臨，喧囂城市的聲音開始減弱。
Over time, her passion for the relationship began to ebb.
隨著時間的推移，她對這段關係的熱情開始減退。
Idioms
- at a low ebb
in a state of weakness, decline, or depression.
處於低潮；處於衰退的狀態
• During the economic recession, the profits of many businesses were at a low ebb.
在經濟衰退期間，許多企業的利潤都處於低潮。
- ebb and flow
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.
隨著市場狀況的變化，公司的財務狀況經歷了起起落落。