current
UK ['kʌr.ənt] US ['kɝ:-] adjective
ESSENTIAL
■of the present time 现时的，当前的；现行的•Have you seen the current issue of (= the most recently published) Vogue magazine?最新一期《时尚》杂志你看过了吗？ •The word 'thou' (= you) is no longer in current use.thou 这个单词现在已不再使用了。
UK ['kʌr.ənt] US ['kɝ:-] noun countable
FLOW 流动
■a movement of water, air or electricity, in a particular direction 水流；气流；电流•to swim against / with the current逆流／顺流而游 •He was swept out to sea by the strong current.他被急流冲到了海里。 •Switch off the electric current before touching that machine.触摸那台机器前先把电源切断。
UK ['kʌr.ənt] US ['kɝ:-] noun countable
FEELING 思潮
■a particular opinion or feeling that a group of people have 思潮；潮流•There is a growing current of support for green issues among voters.投票者对环境问题的支援呈增长趋势。 |