单词 | undercurrent |
释义 | undercurrent (once / 5015 pages) n WORD FAMILY undercurrent: undercurrents+/countercurrent: countercurrents/currency: currencies/current: countercurrent, currency, currently, currentness, currents, noncurrent, undercurrent USAGE EXAMPLESRomantic, glamorous styles were his signature: tastefully extravagant, with Parisian influence and an undercurrent of Latin pizazz. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) The merry tidings get a wry, ominous undercurrent. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) The same house-made fennel sausage amplified the anise undercurrent in a luxurious, pale green vodka and fennel cream sauce for spaghetti di finocchio. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1n a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning Syn|Hyper undertone meaning, substance the idea that is intended 2n a current below the surface of a fluid Syn|Hypo|Hyper undertide sea purse, sea puss, sea-poose, sea-purse, sea-puss, undertow the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore current, stream a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) |
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