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undertow

英 ['ʌndətəʊ] 美['ʌndɚto]
  • n. 退波;(海面下的)下层逆流

英英释意


1. an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling;
"his account had a poignant undertow of regret"
2. the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore