English → Chinese
ebb
/BrE ɛb 
, AmE ɛb /
A noun
1 literal (tide) 退潮;
the tide is on the ebb 正在退潮;
the ebb and flow of the tide 潮水的涨落
2 figurative (decline) 衰退;
to listen to the ebb and flow of conversation 听着时低时高的谈话声;
to be at a low ebb 处于低潮;
my spirits were at a low ebb 我当时情绪低落
B intransitive verb
«tide, tidewater» 退落;
to ebb and flow 潮涨潮落
Phrasal verb
● ebb away
intransitive verb
«strength» 衰退; «fortunes» 减少;
her enthusiasm was ebbing away 她的热情渐渐消退下来