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- belonging to the present time; happening or being used or done now当前的, 现时的：
keep abreast of current events
随时了解时事动态
I started my current job in 1994.
我是在1994年开始做现在这个工作的。
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- in common or general use通用的, 通行的, 流行的：
the other meaning of the word is still current.
该词的另一个意思仍然通用。
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- a body of water or air moving in a definite direction, especially through a surrounding body of water or air in which there is less movement流; 水流; 气流：
ocean currents.
洋流。
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- a flow of electricity which results from the ordered directional movement of electrically charged particles电流。
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- a quantity representing the rate of flow of electric charge, usually measured in amperes电流强度（通常用安培计算）。
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- the general tendency or course of events or opinion趋势, 潮流, 倾向：
the student movement formed a distinct current of protest.
学生运动构成了一个独立的抗议潮流。
词源
Middle English （in the adjective sense 'running, flowing'）： from Old French corant 'running', from courre 'run', from Latin currere 'run'.