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1 ebbing
упадък; упадащ; отлив; оттеглящ се; западащ; западане;* * * -
2 ebb
{eb}
I. 1. спадам, оттеглям се, отдръпвам се (за прилив)
to EBB and flow прииждам и се оттеглям
2. прен. гасна, отслабвам, намалявам (за светлина и пр.) (и с away)
his life was EBBing away той гаснеше
II. 1. отлив
the tide is on the EBB започва отливът
2. западане, отпадане, отпадналост, слабост, прен. залез
at a low EBB много отпаднал, в лошо състояние
on the EBB на залез* * *{eb} v 1. спадам, оттеглям се, отдръпвам се (за прилив); to ebb and(2) {eb} n 1. отлив; the tide is on the ebb започва отливът; 2. зап* * *спадам; отлив; оттеглям се; отпадналост; западане;* * *1. at a low ebb много отпаднал, в лошо състояние 2. his life was ebbing away той гаснеше 3. i. спадам, оттеглям се, отдръпвам се (за прилив) 4. ii. отлив 5. on the ebb на залез 6. the tide is on the ebb започва отливът 7. to ebb and flow прииждам и се оттеглям 8. западане, отпадане, отпадналост, слабост, прен. залез 9. прен. гасна, отслабвам, намалявам (за светлина и пр.) (и с away)* * *ebb[еb] I. v 1. спадам, оттеглям се, отдръпвам се (за прилив); to \ebb and flow приижда и се оттегля (за прилив и отлив); 2. прен. гасне, угасва, отслабва, намалява (за светлина и пр.); his rage was \ebbing away гневът му постепенно стихваше; II. n 1. отлив; \ebb and flow прилив и отлив; set of the \ebb посока на отлива; the tide is on the \ebb започва отливът; when is the tide at the lowest \ebb? кога е най-големият отлив? 2. западане; отпадане, отпадналост, слабост; to be at a low \ebb отпаднал съм; at the lowest \ebb of fortune в най-затруднено положение; his strength is on the \ebb силата му отслабва.
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Ebbing — 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}. [1913 Webster] That Power who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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