ebb away

• • 退潮，落潮：

    When the tide had ebbed away,the shells were left on the sand.

    退潮后沙滩上留下了许多贝壳。

  • 逐渐减退，逐渐衰弱下去，渐衰；衰弱，衰退：

    Time ebbs away fast.

    时间迅速流逝。

    Her life is gradually ebbing away.

    她的生命正在逐渐消逝。