undertows

英 [ˈʌndətəʊz]

美 [ˈʌndərˌtoʊz]

n.  底流; 水下逆流; 潜在的倾向(或特质); 感染力
undertow的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 潜在的情绪
  If there is anundertowof a feeling, that feeling exists in such a weak form that you are hardly aware of it, but it influences the way you think or behave.
  1. The existence of an emotional undertow is an aspect of all politics.
     具有情绪感召力是所有政治的一个方面。
  2. ...an undertow of sadness.
     隐隐的悲伤
• N-COUNT 潜流;下层逆流
  Anundertowis a strong current of water that is moving below the surface current and in a different direction to it.
  1. Dangerous undertows make swimming unsafe along most of the coastline.
     由于存在着危险的下层逆流，在大部分海岸线附近游泳都不安全。

双语例句

• Dangerous undertows make swimming unsafe along most of the coastline.
  由于存在着危险的下层逆流，在大部分海岸线附近游泳都不安全。