undertow
英 ['ʌndətəʊ]
美['ʌndɚto]
- n. 退波；（海面下的）下层逆流
英英释义
- 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
实用场景例句
- The pull of the undertow can drag swimmers out to sea.
- 近岸回流的冲力能把游泳的人涌到海里.
辞典例句
- Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow.
- 在回流中翻滚,只不过在回流中翻滚.
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- His account had a poignant undertow of regret.
- 一阵悔恨向他潮水般涌来.
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- A corpse rising saltwhite from the undertow, bobbing landward, a pace a pace a porpoise.
- 自得像盐一样的尸体从退浪底下浮上来, 又一拱一拱的,像海豚似地漂向岸去.
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双语例句
- 1. The existence of an emotional undertow is an aspect of all politics.
- 具有情绪感召力是所有政治的一个方面。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. The pull of the undertow can drag swimmers out to sea.
- 近岸回流的冲力能把游泳的人涌到海里.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow.
- 在回流中翻滚,只不过在回流中翻滚.
来自互联网
- 5. His account had a poignant undertow of regret.
- 一阵悔恨向他潮水般涌来.
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英文词源
- undertow (n.)
- 1798, from under + tow (n.).
词态变化
复数: undertows;