ebb

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ebb [ebb ebbs ebbed ebbing] noun, verb BrE [eb] NAmE [eb]
noun the ebbusually singular
the period of time when the sea flows away from the land
•the ebb tide
more at at a low ebb at ↑low _adj.

Word Origin:
Old English ebba (noun), ebbian (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ebbe (noun), ebben (verb), and ultimately to ↑of which had the primary sense ‘away from’.

Example Bank:
•It was difficult sailing upstream against a strong ebb.
•They left port on the ebb tide.
•They went out to sea with the ebb.
•We floated away from the beach on the ebb.
•We see a constant ebb and flow of jobs.
•the natural ebb and flow of water
Idiom: ↑ebb and flow
 
verb
1. intransitive (formal) (of the ↑tide in the sea)to move away from the land
Syn: ↑go out, Opp: ↑flow
2. intransitive ~ (away) to become gradually weaker or less
Syn: ↑decrease
•The pain was ebbing.
•As night fell, our enthusiasm began to ebb away.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English ebba (noun), ebbian (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ebbe (noun), ebben (verb), and ultimately to ↑of which had the primary sense ‘away from’.

Example Bank:
•Calla felt her fear slowly ebbing away.
•He knew that his life was ebbing away.
•Her strength began to ebb.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  reflux, ebbing, wane, ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  tide, surge