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ebbed

UK //ebd//US //ebd//

词源

源自古英语 'ebba',意为退潮,与低地德语 'ebbe' 同源,最终可能源自原始日耳曼语词根。

verb

❶ 指潮水、力量或情感等逐渐减弱或消退,常用于描述事物从强盛状态慢慢衰退的过程。

“The tide ebbed, leaving behind wet sand.”

(潮水退去,留下了湿润的沙滩。)

“Her enthusiasm for the project ebbed after months of hard work.”

(经过数月的辛勤工作后,她对项目的热情逐渐消退。)

同义词:declined, diminished, waned, subsided, receded

常见短语

ebb and flow — 形容事物如潮水般有涨有落,常用来比喻生活中的起伏变化或情感的波动。

“Life is full of ebb and flow, with good times and bad times.”

(生活充满了起伏,有顺境也有逆境。)