undercurrent

Related topics: Earth sciences

un·der·cur·rent /ˈʌndəˌkʌrənt $ -dərˌkɜːr-/ noun [countableC]

1 FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETCa feeling, especially of anger or dissatisfaction, that people do not express openly 暗流，潜伏的情绪〔尤指愤怒或不满〕

undercurrent of

He sensed an undercurrent of resentment among the crowd.

他觉察出人群中有一股潜在的不满情绪。

2. HEa hidden and often dangerous current of water that flows under the surface of the sea or a river 〔海或河中的〕暗流

Examples from the Corpus

undercurrent• But with every initiative, they encountered an undercurrent of resistance.• Yet the defence of the welfare state in the face of the new immigration has revealed an undercurrent of racism.• But the flipside of utopia, dystopia, has also been a fertile undercurrent of modernity.• There was a political undercurrent as well, though this was less explicit.• It would be foolish to believe that any group of people can interact without a political undercurrent.• There are powerful undercurrents in the 1988 Education Act which pull in this direction.

undercurrent of• There's a strong undercurrent of racism in this town.

单词	undercurrent
释义	undercurrent Related topics: Earth sciences un·der·cur·rent /ˈʌndəˌkʌrənt $ -dərˌkɜːr-/ noun [countableC] 1 FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETCa feeling, especially of anger or dissatisfaction, that people do not express openly 暗流，潜伏的情绪〔尤指愤怒或不满〕 undercurrent of He sensed an undercurrent of resentment among the crowd. 他觉察出人群中有一股潜在的不满情绪。 2. HEa hidden and often dangerous current of water that flows under the surface of the sea or a river 〔海或河中的〕暗流 Examples from the Corpus undercurrent• But with every initiative, they encountered an undercurrent of resistance.• Yet the defence of the welfare state in the face of the new immigration has revealed an undercurrent of racism.• But the flipside of utopia, dystopia, has also been a fertile undercurrent of modernity.• There was a political undercurrent as well, though this was less explicit.• It would be foolish to believe that any group of people can interact without a political undercurrent.• There are powerful undercurrents in the 1988 Education Act which pull in this direction. undercurrent of• There's a strong undercurrent of racism in this town.
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