Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - ebb
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Ebb
ebb
I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Old English ~a; akin to Middle Dutch ~e ~, Old English of from — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. the reflux of the tide toward the sea 2. a point or condition of decline our spirits were at a low ~ II. intransitive verb Date: before 12th century 1. to recede from the flood 2. to fall from a higher to a lower level or from a better to a worse state his popularity ~ed Synonyms: see abate
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n. & v. --n. 1 the movement of the tide out to sea (also attrib. : ebb tide). 2 the process of draining away of flood-water etc. --v.intr. (often foll. by away) 1 (of tidewater) flow out to sea; recede; drain away. 2 decline; run low (his life was ebbing away). Phrases and idioms at a low ebb in a poor condition or state of decline. ebb and flow a continuing process of decline and upturn in circumstances. on the ebb in decline. Etymology: OE ebba, ebbian ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. отлив 2. отливное течение 3. упадок, регресс; ухудшение to be at an ebb —- находиться в упадке; быть в затруднительном положении his fortunes were at a low ebb —- дела у него шли плохо our relations reached their lowest ebb —- наши отношения совсем испортились 4. снижение to be on the ebb —- снижаться Id: ebb and flow —- превратность судьбы; быстрая смена 5. отступать; убывать (о воде) 6. ослабевать, угасать daylight is ebbing away —- день угасает his life is ebbing —- его жизнь кончена, он умирает 7. ловить во время отлива (рыбу) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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extra best best noun самого высшего качества EBB 1. noun 1) отлив 2) перемена к худшему; упадок to be at an ebb, to be at a low ebb - а) быть в затруднительном положении; б) находиться в упадке his courage was at the lowest ebb - он совсем струсил 2. v. 1) отливать, убывать 2) ослабевать, угасать (часто ebb away) daylight was ebbing fast - стало быстро смеркаться Syn: see wane ...Англо-русский словарь
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(ebbs, ebbing, ebbed) 1. When the tide or the sea ebbs, its level gradually falls. When the tide ebbs it’s a rock pool inhabited by crustaceans. VERB: V 2. The ebb or the ebb tide is one of the regular periods, usually two per day, when the sea gradually falls to a lower level as the tide moves away from the land. ...the spring ebb tide... N-COUNT: usu the N 3. If someone’s life, support, or feeling ebbs, it becomes weaker and gradually disappears. (FORMAL) Were there occasions when enthusiasm ebbed? VERB: V • Ebb away means the same as ebb. Their popular support is ebbing away. PHRASAL VERB: V P 4. If someone or something is at a low ebb or at their lowest ebb, they are not being very successful or profitable. ...a time when everyone is tired and at a low ebb... PHRASE: v-link PHR 5. You can use ebb and flow to describe the way that something repeatedly increases and decreases or rises and falls. ...the ebb and flow of feeling and moods. PHRASE: usu PHR of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 n 1 also ebb tide the flow of the sea away from the shore, when the tide1 (1) goes out (- opposite flood tide) 2 be at a low ebb to be in a bad state or condition (By March 1933, the economy was at its lowest ebb.) 3 ebb and flow a situation or state in which something increases and decreases in a kind of pattern (I relaxed into the ebb and flow of the music.) ~2 v 1 if the tide ebbs, it flows away from the shore 2 also ebb away to gradually decrease (Linda's enthusiasm began to ebb away.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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mil. abbr. Electronic Bulletin Board airport code Entebbe, Kampala, Uganda comp. assem. abbr. Empty Bit Bucket sec. abbr. Encoder Breakout Board sport abbr. Eccentric Bottom Bracket int. bus. abbr. Economic Bulletin Board ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- O.E. ebba, from P.Gmc. *abjon, from *ab-, ancestor of off. Figurative sense of "decline, decay" is late 14c. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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