undertow
英[ˈʌndətəʊ]
美[ˈʌndərtoʊ]
基本释义
- n.
- 回头浪
词性变化
- 复数:undertows;
实用例句
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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英英释义
Noun
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