undertow

英 ['ʌndətəʊ] 美 ['ʌndərtoʊ]

• n. 底流；退浪；下层逆流

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. （水面）下层逆流
2. 从岸边退回去的波浪
3. 【地】底流
4. 潜在的倾向
5. 感染力
6. 回头浪
7. 底层反向流
8. 潜流

英英释义

Noun:

1. an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling;

   "his account had a poignant undertow of regret"
   

2. the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Large rocks line the base of the falls, and the man also avoided dangers like strong currents and a vicious undertow.
   瀑布的底部是一块块巨石，该男子还逃过了强劲的水流和凶猛的回头浪。
2. The pull of the undertow can drag swimmer out to sea.
   近岸回流的冲力能把游泳的人涌到海里。
3. The children were carried out to sea by the strong undertow.
   强大的回流把孩子们卷到海里去了。

经典引文

• A meal in which the undertow of hatred made even surface politeness portentous.

  出自： fig.

词汇搭配

• undertow current 回卷流

近反义词

【近义词】

• current 趋势
• undercurrent 暗流
• tide 趋势
• pull 拉
• stream (小)河
• flow 流动
• sea-puss 回潮
• sea-poose 回潮
• sea purse 鳐
• sea puss 退潮流
• sea-purse (鳐鱼、鲂鱼或某些鲨鱼的...