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undercurrent
英 [ˈʌndəkʌrənt]
[NOUN]
undercurrents
1. [C 可数名词] 潜在（情感）倾向
If there is an undercurrent of a feeling, you are hardly aware of the feeling, but it influences the way you think or behave.
双语例句
例：the strong undercurrent of pro-business sentiment in Congress.
国会中强烈亲商的潜在感情倾向。
2. [C 可数名词] 暗流
An undercurrent is a strong current of water that is moving below the surface current and in a different direction to it.
双语例句
例：Karen tried to swim after him but the strong undercurrent swept them apart.
卡伦试图跟在他后面游，但强大的暗流把他们冲开了。