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ebb

/eb/US // ɛb //UK // (ɛb) //

退潮,减压,退潮期,减震

Related Words

degenerate堕落的,堕落,堕落的人,蜕变的slacken弛缓,松懈,松弛,弛缓的wane衰败,衰落,衰微,衰弱dwindle缩减,逐渐减少,萎缩,缩水lessen减轻,减少,减轻了,减低recede退缩,退却,后退,消退peter out熄灭,淘汰,灭亡,熄火melt融化,熔化,融化了,熔炼fall back后退,回落,倒退,回归abate消减,削减,缩减,减轻diminish减弱,贬低,减轻,削弱weaken削弱,弱化,减弱,削弱了shrink缩水,缩减,缩小,萎缩deteriorate恶化,变质,衰败,变差fall away陨落,落下,掉落,沦陷die out灭亡,消亡,熄灭,灭顶之灾ease off纾解,纾缓,缓和,缓解die down消亡,衰亡,熄灭,灭亡sweep扫荡,扫除,清扫,打扫abatement消减,减排,减免,减轻

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea.
    • : a flowing backward or away; decline or decay: the ebb of a once great nation.
    • : a point of decline: His fortunes were at a low ebb.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to flow back or away, as the water of a tide.
    • : to decline or decay; fade away: His life is gradually ebbing.

Phrases

  • ebb and flow
  • at a low ebb

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounregression; decline
Forms: ebbed, ebbing
Synonyms
abatement消减,减排,减免,减轻backflow回流,倒流,逆流,倒灌decay腐烂,衰变,衰落,衰减decrease减少,降低,下降,下跌degeneration变性,退化,退变,退化性depreciation贬值,折旧,折旧费,摊销deterioration恶化,变质,衰退,衰败diminution缩减,缩水,减弱,减少drop下降,跌落,掉落,滴dwindling逐渐减少,逐渐减少的,越来越少,越来越少的flagging打旗语,标记,旗语,旗帜lessening减轻,减弱,减缓,减少recession衰退期,衰退,不景气,经济衰退reflux反流,回流,逆流,返流retreat撤退,退缩,闭关修炼,闭关shrinkage缩水,缩减,缩水率,萎缩sinking沉没,沉沦,沉降,沉船slackening松弛,松懈,弛缓的,弛缓subsidence沉降,下沉,沉陷,下陷sweep扫荡,扫除,清扫,打扫wane衰败,衰落,衰微,衰弱waning萎缩,消退,减弱,减退weakening弱化,削弱,减弱,衰弱化withdrawal撤回,退出,撤出,撤销fading away渐行渐远,逐渐消失,渐渐消失,逐渐消失的going out出去,出去了,出去玩,出去走走low tide退潮,低潮,低潮期,退潮期low water低水,低水分,低水位,低水量outward flow外流,向外流动,外向型流动,外流性petering out渐行渐远,渐趋平淡,渐趋平缓,渐渐消失refluence回流,反流,反冲力,反流入retrocession退役,退步,退税,退货retroflux逆流而上,回流,逆流,回流性
verbsubside; decline
Forms: ebbed, ebbing
Synonyms
abate消减,削减,缩减,减轻degenerate堕落的,堕落,堕落的人,蜕变的deteriorate恶化,变质,衰败,变差die down消亡,衰亡,熄灭,灭亡die out灭亡,消亡,熄灭,灭顶之灾diminish减弱,贬低,减轻,削弱dwindle缩减,逐渐减少,萎缩,缩水ease off纾解,纾缓,缓和,缓解fall away陨落,落下,掉落,沦陷fall back后退,回落,倒退,回归lessen减轻,减少,减轻了,减低melt融化,熔化,融化了,熔炼peter out熄灭,淘汰,灭亡,熄火recede退缩,退却,后退,消退shrink缩水,缩减,缩小,萎缩slacken弛缓,松懈,松弛,弛缓的wane衰败,衰落,衰微,衰弱weaken削弱,弱化,减弱,削弱了decay腐烂,衰变,衰落,衰减decrease减少,降低,下降,下跌drop下降,跌落,掉落,滴fall坠落,跌倒,跌落,摔倒flag旗帜,旗子,国旗,旗号languish煎熬,苟延残喘,煎熬着,苟延残喘的moderate温和的,温和,温文尔雅,温顺的relent勉强,不舍得,勉强接受,手软retire退役,退职,退任,退下retreat撤退,退缩,闭关修炼,闭关sink水槽,沉降,沉没,沉沦withdraw撤销,撤回,撤出,退出fade away消失,消失了,消逝,消失不见flow back回流,流回,倒流,返流go out走出去,出去,走出,出门let up放过,放弃,放弃吧,放宽retrocede复位,复古,复原,复古的

Examples

  • This flexibility allows Coupang to match its labor costs to the ebb and flow of business and keep things lean.

  • The retailer selected the cloud-based platform to provide customers a personalized shopping experience, based on data reflecting their history with the company, and to respond quickly to the ebbs and flows of business.

  • I’ve also found a number of ISPs claiming their older plans aren’t eligible for the EBB.

  • People already enrolled in Lifeline can also get the EBB, but th EBB covers many more Americans.

  • Lawmakers authorized the EBB in December as part of a $2 trillion coronavirus aid package.

  • Ebb and flow, checks and balances, the center would hold, et cetera.

  • Analyzing the ebb and flow of the race, Howie said Weiland has positive momentum but Rounds is collapsing.

  • Perhaps this accounts for the ebb and flow of her popularity.

  • But Shrier noted that undergarment trends tend to “ebb and flow.”

  • Diplomatic relations between the United States and Russia are at a disturbingly low ebb.

  • Having passed all the dangers, the ebb-tide very soon carried us out of the river into Hanover Bay.

  • The ebb tide after noon was against us, and the wind being light, we were making no progress.

  • We cross over the bridges that span salty channels, oozy and redolent of ocean and sea-weed during the hours of ebb.

  • Russian opera was then at a low ebb, and he only went to hear his favourite work, A Life for the Tsar.

  • Every emotion, unless it be that of love, must have its ebb; and by nightfall the settlers were returning to their old caution.

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