undercurrent meaning in English
n.
1.(水流等的)底流,潜流。
2.(时势等的)暗流,潜在倾向,潜伏的情绪。
3.【电学】电流不足。
4.【矿物】(宽平的)分支洗金槽。
Examples
- The stately gloom of official mourning was relieved by an undercurrent of suspense .
正式葬礼的悲哀由于一种潜在的不安所减轻了。 - There was always an undercurrent of greediness, a hankering, and sense of waste .
总是存在着一种贪得无厌的暗流,一种非分之想,一种蹉跎的感觉。 - She would have a sense of the undercurrents that flowed beneath the deceptively calm surface .
她能够感觉到在那骗人的平静表面下流动着的许多暗流。 - The undercurrent of despair or madness or illogicalness would lead to the impossible fantasies of future .
无意识当中的绝望、狂热、无逻辑性会导致未来难以想象的疯狂。