ebbing v. 沉陷;退潮(ebb的现在分词)
- I bubble into ebbing bays. I babble on the pebble.
我幻想进入退潮海湾.在小圆石上自言自语. - There was a buzz of excitement and Wild Whip could feel the resolve of the would-be revolutionists ebbing away like the surf after a high tide .
室门一片交头接耳声,气氛紧张,野惠普感到在场的这批革命分子犹如海水落潮,顿时失势。 - Investors are looking for any sign that unemployment is ebbing because that could help shore up consumer spending, retail sales and the housing market.
投资者正在寻找能够显示失业率正在下降的任何迹象,因为失业率下降能够帮助支撑消费者支出、零售额以及房地产市场。
ebbing[ noun ]
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
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Ebb \Ebb\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ebbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Ebbing}.] [AS. ebbian; akin to D. & G. ebben, Dan. ebbe. See
2d {Ebb}.]
1. To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the
ocean; -- opposed to {flow}.
That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow. --Pope.
2. To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to
decline; to decay; to recede.
The hours of life ebb fast. --Blackmore.
Syn: To recede; retire; withdraw; decay; decrease; wane;
sink; lower.