ebbing

英 [ˈebɪŋ]

美 [ˈebɪŋ]

v.  退; 落; 衰弱; 衰退; 减退
ebb的现在分词

复数：ebbings　现在分词：ebbing　

BNC.42911 / COCA.39444

柯林斯词典

• VERB （潮水或海水）退，落
  When the tide or the seaebbs, its level gradually falls.
  1. When the tide ebbs it's a rock pool inhabited by crustaceans.
     退潮时，它便成为甲壳动物居住的岩石区潮水潭。
• N-COUNT 退潮（期）;落潮（期）
  The ebbor theebbtide is one of the regular periods, usually two per day, when the sea gradually falls to a lower level as the tide moves away from the land.
  1. ...the spring ebb tide...
     春季退潮
  2. We decided to leave on the ebb at six o'clock next morning.
     我们决定第二天早晨6点钟趁退潮时离开。
• VERB 衰退;减退;减弱
  If someone's life, support, or feelingebbs, it becomes weaker and gradually disappears.
  1. ...as a man's physical strength ebbs...
     随着人体力的衰退
  2. Were there occasions when enthusiasm ebbed?
     会有热情减退的时候么？
  3. Ebb awaymeans the same asebb.
     ebb away 同 ebb
  4. His little girl's life ebbed away...
     他小女儿的生命一点一点流逝。
  5. Their popular support is ebbing away.
     他们的人气正在衰退。
• PHRASE 处于低潮;处于衰退状态
  If someone or something isat a low ebborattheirlowest ebb, they are not being very successful or profitable.
  1. ...a time when everyone is tired and at a low ebb...
     每个人都疲惫不堪、处于低潮的一段时间
  2. The Government's popularity is at its lowest ebb.
     政府的支持率跌到了最低点。
• PHRASE 起伏;消长；盛衰
  You can useebb and flowto describe the way that something repeatedly increases and decreases or rises and falls.
  1. ...the ebb and flow of feeling and moods.
     感觉和情绪的起伏

英英释义

noun

• a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
  Synonym:ebbwane

双语例句

• Carrie gazed at him, and as she did so her ebbing courage halted.
  嘉莉注视着他。这一注视使她正在消失的勇气又开始恢复一点了。
• There are indications that his esoteric popularity may be ebbing.
  有迹象表明，他神秘的声望可能正在下降。
• With the dollar now showing signs of strength, and the fears of inflation ebbing, oil prices also should fall, they say.
  他们表示，鉴于美元出现走强迹象和对通胀的担忧减轻，油价也会走低。
• Falling commodity prices are leading to ebbing inflationary pressures in much of the emerging world, giving central banks latitude to keep monetary policy loose.
  不断下跌的大宗商品价格导致许多新兴国家通胀压力消退，使央行拥有保持宽松货币政策的回旋余地。
• Today, while it appears that there is a lot of money in the world, as a result of indulgent use of the government printing presses in the US and Europe, liquidity is slowly ebbing.
  眼下，尽管由于美国和欧洲的政府无节制地开动了印钞机，世界上看起来资金很充足，但流动性正在慢慢减少。
• From just the entrance, in the southern part of the bay, up to a second slack water area, about midway up the bay, tidal currents are ebbing.
  在海湾的南部，从紧靠入口处内侧直到第二平潮区，其间距离大约是到海湾的一半，潮流正在回落。
• The ebbing waves take away a lot of dust and sand, and they leave some seashells at the same time.
  隐退的潮水带走了许多泥沙，同时也留下一些贝壳。
• They watched long and wonderingly for him to COME up, but not even a bubble rose on the quietly ebbing tide.
  他们好奇地注视了好久，等候他浮上来，但是在那缓缓退落的海潮面上连个水泡儿也没浮起。
• In general, Asia is suffering because exports are weakening and consumer demand ebbing, which in turn puts pressure on corporate profits and increases investors'jitters.
  总体来看，亚洲正受到出口走软和消费者需求下滑的打击，这些不利因素使企业利润欲振乏力，并增加了投资者的不安情绪。
• Growth in the global economy is falling rapidly, the banks have ceased to grant credit and confidence is ebbing.
  全球经济增长正急速下滑，银行停止放贷，信心正在减弱。