n.退潮；衰落
vi.落潮；衰退
They started sailing on the ebb. 他們于退潮時(shí)出航了。
But the moments will never ebb away. 但那些瞬間永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)退潮。
Private and public virtues were at the lowest ebb. 公德與私德均在衰落之中。
Manufacturing business is now at a low ebb. 制造業(yè)現(xiàn)正處于衰落中。
用作不及物動(dòng)詞 (vi.)Fishing boats were standing down with the ebb. 漁船趁著落潮出航。
We dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla,and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide. 我們丟給了她船尾的一條七尺長的繩子，讓她舒適地感受落潮的律動(dòng)。
The economy of the country is at a low ebb. 該國的經(jīng)濟(jì)處於衰退階段。
Brain is not used well, be about to ebb or go slant. 腦子不好好用，就要衰退或走偏。
