| 单词 | undertow |
| 释义 | undertow noun[Cusually singular] uk/ˈʌn.də.təʊ/us/ˈʌn.dɚ.toʊ/astrongcurrentflowingunderwaterin a differentdirectionto the way thewateron thesurfaceismoving,especiallyone thatflowsaway from thelandat the sametimeas awavehitsthebeach 水下逆流；（尤指）退浪，回卷Floods, tides & currents
undertow| American Dictionaryundertow noun[C] us/ˈʌn·dərˌtoʊ/astrongcurrentthatflowsunderwateraway from abeachat the sametimeaswaveson thesurfacemovetoward thebeach Examplesofundertowundertow There were occasional quiet areas where water birds could be clearly heard but anundertowof mechanical noise was always present. From theCambridge English Corpus And beneath it all is a darkundertowof family dislocation, fear of the unknown, and protection of one's own. From theCambridge English Corpus By the same token, the boy's specter - and in general, the consciousness of distress - provides anundertowthat pulls against the success of condescension. From theCambridge English Corpus Despite those difficulties, there is a positiveundertow, and a wish on all sides that it should succeed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Against that powerfulundertownothing could make headway. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has a deep emotionalundertowand the general sense is that justice should be done to all parties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is always a suspicion of theundertowof a commercial influence which can corrupt religion like anything else. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At times thatundertowassumed proportions of such violence that it was even a threat to the established and very important work which had been going on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For about 50 years there was a strongundertowof prejudice against support from the public purse for anything as intangible as that sort of work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Undertowserves as a conduit for artists to release their albums to a wider audience through digital, retail, and direct sales outlets. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bereavement, loneliness, disappointment and the search for happiness, number amongst his themes, and the melancholyundertowis offset by firm faith in divine providence. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Undertowspends about twelve years being a small fish, for which he is bitter. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Kamuy often have very specific associations for instance, there is a kamuy of theundertow. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Swimming is strongly not encouraged off any of these beaches as they face open ocean and have heavy undertows riptides and current. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Zicatela is still a surfers beach, with the strongundertowmaking the area unsuitable for swimming. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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