The ebb-tide, which had so cruelly delayed us, was now making reparation and delaying our assailants.

曾那么无情地耽搁我们时间的退潮，这会儿又给了我们补偿，在碍我们的敌人的事。

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Saturday's match didn't ebb this tide.

星期六的比赛没有压退这种潮流。

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But history shows how fast the tide of worries can ebb.

但是历史证明担心的浪潮会很快退去。

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Ebb-tide: the falling tide, part of the tidal cycle between high water and the next low water.

UNESCO: L O S S A R Y

The staff's ebb-tide morale was palpable, and the guests' complaining all too audible.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Ebb-tide delta: an accretionary deposit of sand found on the seaward side of an inlet and usually formed by tidal currents.

UNESCO: L O S S A R Y