Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - ebb
Ebb
ebb
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
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I. noun see: of Date: before 12th century the reflux of the tide toward the sea, a point or condition of decline , II. intransitive verb Date: before 12th century to recede from the flood, to fall from a higher to a lower level or from a better to a worse state , see: abate ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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