v.(指潮水)退( ebb的过去式和过去分词 );落;减少;衰落;
例句:
The party chatter ebbed away, and the music slowed.
聚会上的闲聊声渐渐远去, 音乐也慢了下来.
When the tide ebbed, they scattered to pick sea shells.
退潮之后, 他们就四处去拾贝壳.
Were there occasions when enthusiasm ebbed?
会有热情减退的时候么?