undertow
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈʌn.də.təʊ]
- 美式音标 [ˈʌn.dɚ.toʊ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n.底流；退浪；下层逆流
同根派生
英汉例句
- Large rocks line the base of the falls, and the man also avoided dangers like strong currents and a vicious undertow.
瀑布的底部是一块块巨石，该男子还逃过了强劲的水流和凶猛的回头浪。 - The pull of the undertow can drag swimmer out to sea.
近岸回流的冲力能把游泳的人涌到海里。 - The children were carried out to sea by the strong undertow.
强大的回流把孩子们卷到海里去了。
用作名词 (n.)
英英字典
- a strong current flowing underwater in a different direction to the way the water on the surface is moving, especially one that flows away from the land at the same time as a wave hits the beach