undercurrent
英 ['ʌndəkʌr(ə)nt]
美['ʌndɚ'kɝənt]
- n. 暗流；潜流
词态变化
复数: undercurrents;
中文词源
undercurrent 地下暗流
under-, 在下面，current, 水流。
英文词源
- undercurrent (n.)
- 1660s, "stream of water or air flowing beneath the surface or beneath another current," a hybrid formed from under + current (n.). The figurative sense of "suppressed or underlying character" is attested from 1817.
双语例句
- 1. I detect an undercurrent of resentment towards the new proposals.
- 我察觉到对新提案有一股潜在的不满情绪。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Colin tried to swim after him but the strong undercurrent swept them apart.
- 科林想跟在他后面游，但强大的暗流把他们分开了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. There was no subtle undercurrent to the question.
- 他的话里并没有什么隐晦的暗示.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 4. His writing lacks this undercurrent of protest and satire.
- 他的创作缺乏抗议和讽刺的潜在力量.
来自辞典例句
- 5. There was an undercurrent of antipathy between them.
- 他们两人之间潜伏着一股反感的暗流.
来自辞典例句