noun

undertow

退浪, 暗流, 潛流

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。

((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.

同義詞: rip current, undercurrent

由“under”(下面)和“tow”(拖)組成,指水面下牽引的水流。

想像在水“下面”(under)被“拖拽”(tow)的感覺來記憶。

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