- level of ebb tide
- 退潮水位
English-Chinese Dictionary of Agriculture (英汉农业大词典). 2013.
level of ebb tide
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ebb tide — the reflux of the tide or the tide at ebb; ebb. [1830 40] * * * ▪ oceanography seaward flow in estuaries or tidal rivers during a tidal phase of lowering water level. The reverse flow, occurring during rising tides, is called the flood tide … Universalium
Tide — This article is about tides in the Earth s oceans. For other uses, see Tide (disambiguation). Tidal redirects here. For other uses, see Tidal (disambiguation). High Tide redirects here. For other uses, see High Tide (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
ebb — [[t]e̱b[/t]] ebbs, ebbing, ebbed 1) VERB When the tide or the sea ebbs, its level gradually falls. As the tide ebbs, an ominous swell begins to run in. 2) N COUNT: usu the N The ebb or the ebb tide is one of the regular periods, usually two per… … English dictionary
ebb — I UK [eb] / US noun [singular] 1) ebb or ebb tide the process in which the sea level on a coast becomes lower 2) a period when something gradually becomes smaller or less an apparent ebb in the fighting • be at/reach (a) low ebb to be in a very… … English dictionary
ebb — ebb1 [ eb ] noun singular 1. ) ebb or ebb tide the process in which the ocean level on a coast becomes lower 2. ) a period when something gradually becomes smaller or less: an apparent ebb in the fighting be at/reach (a) low ebb to be in a very… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tide — noun 1 change in the level of the sea ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ flood, incoming, rising ▪ ebb, outgoing ▪ high … Collocations dictionary
ebb — [eb] noun [singular] I the process in which the sea level at the coast becomes lower twice each day • be at/reach (a) low ebb to be in a very weak state[/ex] the ebb and flow a situation in which something keeps getting larger or stronger, then… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ebb — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ebbe, from Old English ebba; akin to Middle Dutch ebbe ebb, Old English of from more at of Date: before 12th century 1. the reflux of the tide toward the sea 2. a point or condition of decline < our spirits were… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tide — An alternate rise and fall, ebb and flow, or an increase or a decrease. [A.S. tid, time] acid t. a temporary increase in the acidity of the urine occurring during fasting. SYN: acid wave. alkaline t. a period of urinary neutr … Medical dictionary
low tide — noun the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide • Syn: ↑low water • Ant: ↑high tide • Hypernyms: ↑tide * * * noun : the farthest ebb of th … Useful english dictionary
lowest ebb in history — lowest low tide level ever recorded … English contemporary dictionary
