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  • v.衰退；落；衰弱；减退
  • n.退潮；落潮
  • Web恩德培(Entebbe)；衰落；处于低潮，处于衰退状态
Simple Present：ebbs  Present Participle：ebbing  Past Tense：ebbed  

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n.
1.
[ususing]
落潮；退潮the period of time when the sea flows away from the land
the ebb tide
退潮
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the ebb and flow of the seasons
四时更迭
She sat in silence enjoying the ebb and flow of conversation.
她默默地坐在那儿，饶有兴致地听着时高时低的谈话声。
the ebb and flow (of sth/sb)
涨落；盛衰；起伏；消长the repeated, often regular, movement from one state to another; the repeated change in level, numbers or amount
the ebb and flow of the seasons
四时更迭
She sat in silence enjoying the ebb and flow of conversation.
她默默地坐在那儿，饶有兴致地听着时高时低的谈话声。
v.
1.
[i]
退；落to move away from the land
2.
[i]
~ (away)
衰弱；衰退；减退to become gradually weaker or less
The pain was ebbing.
疼痛逐渐减轻了。
As night fell, our enthusiasm began to ebb away.
我们的热情随着夜晚的降临而渐渐低落下来。

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AllAll,衰退衰退,落落,衰弱衰弱,减退减退,退潮退潮,落潮落潮,衰落衰落,处于低潮，处于衰退状态处于低潮，处于衰退状态
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1.
There's a strong scour with the ebb, ' he said, 'and this here passage has been dug out, in a manner of speaking, with a spade.
“退潮时这里水冲得急，”他说，“把这里的入口挖了，可以说就像铲子铲似的。”
" tuì cháo shí zhè lǐ shuǐ chōng de jí , " tā shuō , " bǎ zhè lǐ de rù kǒu wā le , kě yǐ shuō jiù xiàng chǎn zi chǎn shì de 。 "
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What greatness had not floated on the ebb of what river into the mystery of an unknown earth!
有什么堪称伟大的东西不是随着这条大河退潮漂流到未知世界的神秘中去的！
yǒu shén me kān chēng wěi dà de dōng xi bú shì suí zhe zhè tiáo dà hé tuì cháo piāo liú dào wèi zhī shì jiè de shén mì zhōng qù de !
3.
But the broader appetite for government regulation is at a low ebb, and the reputation of barbers seems to be doing fine it in its absence.
而且大众对政府管制也没有什么兴趣。而且，在过去没有政府管制的时候，理发店的名声似乎也很好。
ér qiě dà zhòng duì zhèng fǔ guǎn zhì yě méi yǒu shén me xìng qù 。 ér qiě , zài guò qù méi yǒu zhèng fǔ guǎn zhì de shí hou , lǐ fà diàn de míng shēng sì hū yě hěn hǎo 。
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4.
The ebb and flow of the economy has always been channelled by a combination of inescapable accounting truths and whimsical animal spirits.
经济的起起伏伏总是受制于不可避免的会计真相与反复无常的动物精神。
jīng jì de qǐ qǐ fú fú zǒng shì shòu zhì yú bù kě bì miǎn de kuài jì zhēn xiàng yǔ fǎn fù wú cháng de dòng wù jīng shén 。
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5.
In the surface lands far above Menzoberranzan, winter was beginning to ebb, and themiddaysun struggled to warm the harsh landscape.
在魔索布莱之上的大地，寒冬开始逐渐消散，正午的阳光努力温暖着荒芜的大地。
zài mó suǒ bù lái zhī shàng de dà dì , hán dōng kāi shǐ zhú jiàn xiāo sàn , zhèng wǔ de yáng guāng nǔ lì wēn nuǎn zhe huāng wú de dà dì 。
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Choosing such a tide, I hoped for a glimpse of the pool. The EBB was to fall early in the morning.
我选好这样一个低潮的时机，希望能看一眼水潭。根据推算，潮水将在清晨退下去。
wǒ xuǎn hǎo zhè yàng yī gè dī cháo de shí jī , xī wàng néng kàn yī yǎn shuǐ tán 。 gēn jù tuī suàn , cháo shuǐ jiāng zài qīng chén tuì xià qù 。
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7.
In the Ebb Tide like the fierce competition, the exam and the failure of the company through many companies still worth a warning.
在大浪淘沙般的激烈竞争中，落榜公司的失败经历仍然值得许多公司引以为戒。因为“三聚氰胺”事件，蒙牛和整个奶粉行业的多家企业陷入了困境。
zài dà làng táo shā bān de jī liè jìng zhēng zhōng , luò bǎng gōng sī de shī bài jīng lì réng rán zhí de xǔ duō gōng sī yǐn yǐ wéi jiè 。 yīn wèi " sān jù qíng àn " shì jiàn , méng niú hé zhěng gè nǎi fěn háng yè de duō jiā qǐ yè xiàn rù le kùn jìng 。
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8.
The rate of loan growth should start to ebb in the second half; if not, the Bank may increase banks' reserve requirements.
下半年贷款增长应会开始减速，否则央行可能会提高银行存款准备金率。
xià bàn nián dài kuǎn zēng zhǎng yīng huì kāi shǐ jiǎn sù , fǒu zé yāng háng kě néng huì tí gāo yín háng cún kuǎn zhǔn bèi jīn lǜ 。
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9.
The image of the United States could scarcely be at a lower ebb. But in Asia, at least, anger at the U. S. may be turning to sorrow.
但至少在亚洲，对美国的愤怒可能变成悲痛。
dàn zhì shǎo zài yà zhōu , duì měi guó de fèn nù kě néng biàn chéng bēi tòng 。
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10.
Watching the magnificent view of the ebb and flow of the tides fills me with an inner contentment that I find nowhere else.
观看壮观的潮涨潮落景色使我感到一种在其他地方感受不到的内心的满足。
guān kàn zhuàng guān de cháo zhǎng cháo luò jǐng sè shǐ wǒ gǎn dào yī zhǒng zài qí tā dì fāng gǎn shòu bù dào de nèi xīn de mǎn zú 。
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