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
Tuesday or Wednesday.
星期二或者星期三。
Better good neighbours near than relations far away.
远亲不如近邻。
Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, but I decide not to buy anything until I had disembarked.