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currents

UK //ˈkʌrənts//US //ˈkɜːrənts//

词源

源自拉丁语 'currere'(意为 '跑、流动'),通过古法语 'corant' 进入英语,最初指流动的水或空气。

noun

❶ 指水流、气流或电流等流动的物质或能量,通常用于描述自然界或物理现象中的持续流动。

“The ocean currents carry warm water from the equator to the poles.”

(洋流将温暖的水从赤道带到两极。)

“Strong air currents made the flight bumpy.”

(强烈的气流使飞行颠簸。)

❶ 比喻社会、思想或趋势的流动或发展方向,常用于描述文化或时代的潮流。

“The novel reflects the cultural currents of the 1960s.”

(这部小说反映了20世纪60年代的文化潮流。)

“Political currents are shifting in the country.”

(该国的政治风向正在发生变化。)

同义词:flows, streams, tides, trends, movements

常见短语

go against the current — 比喻逆流而行,指与主流趋势或普遍观点相反的行为或态度。

“She decided to go against the current and start her own business.”

(她决定逆流而上,创办自己的企业。)

swim with the current — 比喻顺应潮流,指跟随主流趋势或普遍观点行动。

“Sometimes it's easier to swim with the current than to resist it.”

(有时顺应潮流比抵抗更容易。)