undertow
翻譯
退浪, 暗流, 潛流
例句
The strong undertow pulled the swimmer out to sea.
強大的退浪把游泳者拖向了大海。
There was an undertow of sadness in her voice.
她的聲音裡帶著一股悲傷的暗流。
文法模式
((a/the)) undertow 退浪,暗流 Be careful of the strong undertow.
((an)) undertow ((of sth.)) (情感等的)潛流 There was an undertow of tension in the room.
近義詞
同義詞: rip current, undercurrent
詞源
由“under”(下面)和“tow”(拖)組成,指水面下牽引的水流。
記憶技巧
想像在水“下面”(under)被“拖拽”(tow)的感覺來記憶。