| 词组 | at a low ebb |
| 释义 | Idiom at a low ebbat (a) low ebb below the usual condition or standard.The divorce comes at a time when Jackson's career is at a low ebb.Support for the arts has reached its lowest ebb and we hope it won't go any lower. Related vocabulary: up to parat a low ebbAt a low point, like the receding tide. Please don't give me any more bad news—I'm already at a low ebb. Interest in the local soccer team is really at a low ebb, thanks to all those losing seasons. at a low ebbAt a low point, in a state of decline or depression. For example, The current recession has put our business at a low ebb. This idiom transfers the low point of a tide to a decline in human affairs. [Mid-1600s] at a low ebbCOMMON 1. If something is at a low ebb, it is failing and at a low level. Confidence in the whole project was at a low ebb. By now, the company's finances were at a low ebb. Note: You can also say that something is at its lowest ebb. Their reputation was at its lowest ebb. 2. If someone is at a low ebb, they are depressed. When I have been at a low ebb I have found the friendship and love of my fellow churchgoers to be a great comfort. Note: You can also say that someone is at their lowest ebb. I was mentally at my lowest ebb. Note: The ebb tide is one of the regular periods, usually two per day, when the sea gradually falls to a lower level, as the tide moves away from the land. at a low ebbin an especially poor state. |
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