ebb

• 指海水退潮、潮水从岸边退去的过程，也指衰落、减少或减弱的状态或时期。

A noun referring to the movement of the tide as it recedes from the shore, or a period of decline, decrease, or weakening.

1. Tidal movementB2formal

   The movement of the tide out to sea; the receding of the sea.

   退潮

   • The ebb of the tide left shells on the beach.
   • We walked along the shore during the ebb.
   • The boat was stranded by the ebb.

   同义词recedingrefluxretreatwithdrawal

   反义词floodflowfluxrise

2. Decline or decreaseB2formal

   A gradual decline or reduction in strength, intensity, or amount.

   衰退

   • The ebb of his popularity was swift.
   • There was an ebb in the company's profits.
   • The ebb of the conversation left an awkward silence.

   同义词abatementdeclinedecreasediminutiondwindlingletupreductionsubsidencetaperingwane

   反义词flowgrowthincreaserisesurgeupsurge

• 动词，用来描述某事物逐渐减少或衰退，例如海水的退潮或感情的消逝。

A verb used to describe the gradual decrease or decline of something, such as the tide receding or a feeling fading away.

1. Recede or flow backB2formal

   To flow back or recede, especially referring to the tide moving away from the shore.

   退潮

   • The tide began to ebb in the late afternoon.
   • We watched the water ebb slowly from the beach.
   • The sea ebbed, leaving behind shells and seaweed.

   同义词abatefall backgo outrecederetreatsubsidewane

   反义词floodflowrisesurge

2. Decline or diminishB2formal

   To gradually decrease in strength, intensity, or amount.

   减弱

   • His enthusiasm for the project began to ebb after months of delays.
   • The crowd's energy ebbed as the concert went on.
   • Her strength ebbed away as the illness progressed.

   同义词abatedeclinediminishdwindlefadelessenrecedesubsidetaperwane

   反义词flowgrowincreaserisesurge

短语动词变体ebb awayebb downebb offebb out