单词 | crosscurrent |
释义 | crosscurrent[ kraws-kur-uhnt, -kuhr-, kros- ] / ˈkrɔsˌkɜr ənt, -ˌkʌr-, ˈkrɒs- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR crosscurrent ON THESAURUS.COM nouna current, as in a stream, moving across the main current. Often crosscurrents. a conflicting tendency or movement. Origin of crosscurrentFirst recorded in 1590–1600; cross- + current OTHER WORDS FROM crosscurrentcross·cur·rent·ed, adjectiveWords nearby crosscurrentcross-country skiing, crosscourt, cross-cousin, cross-cousin marriage, cross-cultural, crosscurrent, cross-curricular, crosscut, crosscut file, crosscut saw, crosscutting Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for crosscurrentcrosscurrent / (ˈkrɒsˌkʌrənt) / nouna current in a river or sea flowing across another current a conflicting tendency moving counter to the usual trend Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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