| 词汇 | a low ebb |
| 释义 | Idiom a low ebb a bad state.Respect for the police is at a low ebb. (not used with the)I'd just separated from my wife and was at a fairly low ebb. (= was feeling sad and without hope)Relations between the two countries have reached their lowest ebb (= are the worst they have been) since the second world war. low ebbA state of decline. The economy is at a low ebb with no hope of recovery in the near future. (at) a low ˈebbnot as good, strong, successful, etc. as usual: Business confidence is at a low ebb at the moment.Our family fortunes are at a bit of a low ebb. OPPOSITE: (on) the crest of a waveThis idiom refers to a very low tide, when the sea is a long way from the land. |
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