
好词典

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。
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。)
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。)