ebb and flow

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The flowing out and in of the tide.
  2. A large flowing out and in, or any waxing and waning of fortunes or activity. figuratively
    — October 29 2001, The New Yorker Online I want to hear the roaring ebb and flow of Broadway.
动词 v.
  1. To alternately ebb and flow, as:; To recede and advance.
    — As true we are as flesh and blood can be: / The sea will ebb and flow, heaven show his face
  2. To alternately ebb and flow, as:; To wax and wane. figuratively
    — The quality of his service game varied as the contest ebbed and flowed, but landing 54% of his first serves over the whole match was a telling statistic.

词形变化

ebbs and flows plural ebbs and flows present,singular,third-person ebbing and flowing participle,present ebbed and flowed participle,past ebbed and flowed past

词汇关系

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