undertow
n[sing]
current below the surface of the sea, moving in the opposite direction to the surface current, esp the current caused by the backward flow of a wave breaking on a beach (海面下与海面水流呈反向流动的)回流(尤指浪拍岸退回形成的)
caught in an undertow 碰上回流
The pull of the undertow can drag swimmers out to sea. 近岸回流的冲力能把游泳的人涌到海里.
🗣️ 情景例句
How was your school-board meeting last night?
昨天晚上你们的联合校董会会议开得怎么样?
Lying is the first step to the gallows.
说谎是上断头台的第一步。
I said, 'This is Pauline's mother. Please don't telephone my daughter again!'