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Definition of undercurrent in English: undercurrentnounˈʌndəkʌr(ə)ntˈəndərˌkərənt 1An underlying feeling or influence, especially one that is contrary to the prevailing atmosphere and is not expressed openly. 〈喻〉暗流 种族主义暗流。 Example sentencesExamples - An obsession with hair is a peculiar undercurrent throughout films of this genre.
- Under its smooth surface lies the seething undercurrent of teenage insecurity.
- The interaction between doctor and patient is full of emotional undercurrents, including hope, trust, belief, and confidence.
- Nonetheless, although full-scale popular uprisings ended under Louis XIV, there were important undercurrents of popular protest throughout the eighteenth century.
- When the couples meet for dinner, undercurrents immediately start rippling through the group.
- The story is a simple one, but a darker undercurrent runs through it.
- We cannot, must not, live our lives expecting the worst, but neither can we ignore the undercurrent of anxiety flowing through the capital.
- As Stephen becomes reluctantly drawn into the lives of his rural neighbours, he becomes a witness to the undercurrents of love, hate and obsession that swirl beneath the superficial tranquillity of the countryside.
- It's really emotionally-charged, powerful stuff and lots of seething undercurrents come bubbling to the surface.
- I have no idea, having not really watched it, but there seemed a real undercurrent of anger going down.
- But I think he excels at understanding the undercurrents that should end up on the screen, but doesn't know how to achieve them.
- The buoyant mood of his audience was certainly out of kilter with the deep undercurrent of frustration evident elsewhere in Bournemouth this week.
- Nonetheless, an undercurrent of anxiety ran through the newsroom.
- Athletic and unyielding though they might be, the visitors were not always the cause of the match's nasty undercurrents bubbling to the surface.
- The artists' chain of contrasting attitudes reveals debates within society, undercurrents of unrest and anxieties about city life.
- At first, since we have no background on the situation portrayed here, we can't understand what the emotional undercurrents are.
- There was an undercurrent of anger and jealousy that wouldn't let me admit that I'd done wrong.
- Sabriel felt a strong undercurrent of understanding pass between them, and received the profound impression that she had made a loyal friend for life.
- Collectively, the soldiers let out a singular cry of anger, with undercurrents of anguish.
- After all, anyone can relate to those moments when the calm is broken by the undercurrents of anguish, disappointment and resentment that run through every family.
Synonyms undertone, overtone, suggestion, connotation, implication, intimation, hint, nuance, trace, suspicion, whisper, murmur, touch, tinge feeling, atmosphere, aura, tenor, echo, flavour, colouring, vein vibrations informal vibes rare subcurrent 2A current of water below the surface and moving in a different direction from any surface current. 潜流；底流 Example sentencesExamples - However, waves generated in deep offshore waters that eventually overtop in shallower water and break on the coast, creating a surf-zone with reversing undercurrents, are fundamentally different from the waves in shallow lakes.
- The undercurrent tugged lightly at her, but it was easy to fight.
- In tidal water the undercurrents may often be going in the opposite direction to the top flow.
- The tides and undercurrents are notorious, and even in summer bathing is not recommended.
- Thus an undercurrent, called the Western Boundary Undercurrent, travels along the continental slope and rise.
- A Foreign Office spokeswoman said Mr Long drowned after getting into difficulties in the rough water, where there are strong undercurrents.
- Also, a word of caution to the inexperienced adventurer: make sure you stay away from white waters because that means there are strong undercurrents.
- Locals have said that part of the reservoir is deep and has strong undercurrents.
- Some people mistakenly call this an undertow, but there's no undercurrent, just an offshore current.
- Tragically that's when they discover the water is freezing cold, with strong undercurrents.
Synonyms undertow, underflow, underswell, underdrift, understream, undertide, underrun Nautical underset rare underwork
Definition of undercurrent in US English: undercurrentnounˈəndərˌkərəntˈəndərˌkərənt 1An underlying feeling or influence, especially one that is contrary to the prevailing atmosphere and is not expressed openly. 〈喻〉暗流 an undercurrent of anger and discontent Example sentencesExamples - Collectively, the soldiers let out a singular cry of anger, with undercurrents of anguish.
- The story is a simple one, but a darker undercurrent runs through it.
- Under its smooth surface lies the seething undercurrent of teenage insecurity.
- We cannot, must not, live our lives expecting the worst, but neither can we ignore the undercurrent of anxiety flowing through the capital.
- An obsession with hair is a peculiar undercurrent throughout films of this genre.
- When the couples meet for dinner, undercurrents immediately start rippling through the group.
- As Stephen becomes reluctantly drawn into the lives of his rural neighbours, he becomes a witness to the undercurrents of love, hate and obsession that swirl beneath the superficial tranquillity of the countryside.
- The buoyant mood of his audience was certainly out of kilter with the deep undercurrent of frustration evident elsewhere in Bournemouth this week.
- The artists' chain of contrasting attitudes reveals debates within society, undercurrents of unrest and anxieties about city life.
- Nonetheless, although full-scale popular uprisings ended under Louis XIV, there were important undercurrents of popular protest throughout the eighteenth century.
- Athletic and unyielding though they might be, the visitors were not always the cause of the match's nasty undercurrents bubbling to the surface.
- Nonetheless, an undercurrent of anxiety ran through the newsroom.
- The interaction between doctor and patient is full of emotional undercurrents, including hope, trust, belief, and confidence.
- After all, anyone can relate to those moments when the calm is broken by the undercurrents of anguish, disappointment and resentment that run through every family.
- Sabriel felt a strong undercurrent of understanding pass between them, and received the profound impression that she had made a loyal friend for life.
- I have no idea, having not really watched it, but there seemed a real undercurrent of anger going down.
- It's really emotionally-charged, powerful stuff and lots of seething undercurrents come bubbling to the surface.
- But I think he excels at understanding the undercurrents that should end up on the screen, but doesn't know how to achieve them.
- At first, since we have no background on the situation portrayed here, we can't understand what the emotional undercurrents are.
- There was an undercurrent of anger and jealousy that wouldn't let me admit that I'd done wrong.
Synonyms undertone, overtone, suggestion, connotation, implication, intimation, hint, nuance, trace, suspicion, whisper, murmur, touch, tinge 2A current of water below the surface and moving in a different direction from any surface current. 潜流；底流 Example sentencesExamples - Some people mistakenly call this an undertow, but there's no undercurrent, just an offshore current.
- Thus an undercurrent, called the Western Boundary Undercurrent, travels along the continental slope and rise.
- Also, a word of caution to the inexperienced adventurer: make sure you stay away from white waters because that means there are strong undercurrents.
- In tidal water the undercurrents may often be going in the opposite direction to the top flow.
- Tragically that's when they discover the water is freezing cold, with strong undercurrents.
- However, waves generated in deep offshore waters that eventually overtop in shallower water and break on the coast, creating a surf-zone with reversing undercurrents, are fundamentally different from the waves in shallow lakes.
- The undercurrent tugged lightly at her, but it was easy to fight.
- The tides and undercurrents are notorious, and even in summer bathing is not recommended.
- Locals have said that part of the reservoir is deep and has strong undercurrents.
- A Foreign Office spokeswoman said Mr Long drowned after getting into difficulties in the rough water, where there are strong undercurrents.
Synonyms undertow, underflow, underswell, underdrift, understream, undertide, underrun
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