currents

英 [ˈkʌrənts]

美 [ˈkɜrənts]

n.  (海洋或江河的)水流; 气流; 电流; 思潮; 潮流; 趋向
current的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (河、湖或海的)水流，潮流
  Acurrentis a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or sea.
  1. Under normal conditions, the ocean currents of the tropical Pacific travel from east to west...
     在正常情况下，太平洋的热带洋流自东向西流。
  2. The couple were swept away by the strong current.
     这对夫妻被巨大的水流卷走了。
• N-COUNT 气流
  Acurrentis a steady flowing movement of air.
  1. I felt a current of cool air blowing in my face.
     我觉得脸上有一阵冷风吹过。
• N-COUNT 电流
  An electriccurrentis a flow of electricity through a wire or circuit.
  1. A powerful electric current is passed through a piece of graphite.
     给一块石墨通入强电流。
• N-COUNT 思潮;潮流;趋向
  A particularcurrentis a particular feeling, idea, or quality that exists within a group of people.
  1. Each party represents a distinct current of thought...
     每个党派代表一种不同的思潮。
  2. A strong current of nationalism runs through ideology and politics in the Arab world.
     一股强烈的民族主义思潮涌入阿拉伯世界的思想体系和政治体系。
• ADJ 现时的;当前的;进行中的
  Currentmeans happening, being used, or being done at the present time.
  1. The current situation is very different to that in 1990...
     当前的形势与1990年截然不同。
  2. He plans to repeal a number of current policies...
     他计划废除一些当前的政策。
  3. When asked for your views about your current job, on no account must you be negative.
     当你被问及对目前工作的看法时，绝不要表现得消极。
• ADJ 通用的;流通的;流行的
  Ideas and customs that arecurrentare generally accepted and used by most people.
  1. Current thinking suggests that toxins only have a small part to play in the build up of cellulite...
     目前普遍认为，毒素对皮下脂肪团堆积影响不大。
  2. This custom was still current in the late 1960s.
     这种习俗在20世纪60年代末仍然很普遍。
• See also:alternating currentdirect current

双语例句

• The motorboat cut across swift currents and skirted dangerous reefs.
  汽艇穿过激流，绕过险滩。
• Solid-state devices are always powered by direct currents and voltages.
  固体状态设备总是以直流和电压为动力。
• Large swells, dangerous surf and rip currents were forecast along the East Coast and Bahamas through Friday.
  大膨胀，危险海浪和海流的巴哈马预测裂口沿着东海岸和周五。
• We specialize in Eddy Currents, Laser/ Optics, Ultrasound and Radiology testing methods.
  我公司在涡流、激光/光学、超声波和放射试验方法方面具有专长。
• After seven days on the Indian Ocean, all the winds and currents stopped completely.
  船在印度洋上航行了七天之后，所有的风和洋流都停止了。
• Now that we know the magnitude of all currents in this circuit.
  既然我们知道在此回路中的所有电流的大小。
• As other chapters have described, economic governance in America has evolved unevenly, responding to the major currents of change in the economy itself.
  正如其他章节所述，在美国，健全经济管理体制的工作因为要适应经济变化的各种潮流而并非一帆风顺。
• A computer calculates by switching currents on or off.
  计算机通过电路的开合来进行运算。
• The rescuers were beaten back by strong winds and currents
  救援人员因风浪太大而被迫中断工作。
• Many life processes involve alternating voltages and currents.
  许多生命过程涉及到交变电压和交变电流。