Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #755
current
水流；气流；洋流
a steady movement of water or air in one direction
- 1.
The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
气体或液体的单向流动
- 2.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
电流
- 3.
The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
液体中持续朝某一方向流动的部分,尤其是(海洋学)海流的省略
- 4.
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
流体的稳定流动
- 5.
A tendency or a course of events.
一种趋势或事件的进程
- 6.
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
连续事件或思想的主流趋势
电流；趋势；潮流；主流；气体或液体的单向流动；液体中持续朝某一方向流动的部分,尤其是(海洋学)海流的省略；流体的稳定流动
In use
The electric current flows through the wires to power the light bulb.
You should never touch a live wire because the current can cause a serious shock.
The circuit breaker cuts off the current when there is a short circuit.
the current was measured in amperes
the raft floated downstream on the current
the current of history
a current of sth
表示某物的流动，常用于电流、水流等。
A current of electricity flows through the wire.
一股电流流过电线。
the current
Connections
Collocations
- electric current
- 电流
- An electric current flows through the wire.电流流过电线。
- ocean current
- 洋流
- The warm ocean current affects the climate.温暖的洋流影响气候。
- air current
- 气流
- The bird glided on an air current.那只鸟借助气流滑翔。
- rip current
- 离岸流
- Lifeguards warned swimmers about the rip current.救生员警告游泳者注意离岸流。
- strong current
- 湍急的水流
- The swimmer was carried away by the strong current.游泳者被湍急的水流冲走了。
- current of opinion
- 舆论倾向
Learner notes
Memory Tip
对比记忆：current（流动）和 curtain（窗帘）很像，但窗帘会挡住气流，current 本身就是气流/水流。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：科技与工程、地理与环境、日常描述 该词作名词时（如水流、气流、电流等）通常用于中性场合，比较常见于科技、地理或日常描述中，正式和非正式语境均可使用。
Grammar Note
作可数名词，常与不定冠词a连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
同音/押韵：currant 与 current 同音；concurrent、recurrent 与 current 押韵（/ˈkɝənt/）。注意：parent、different 拼写中有 -rent，但读音不同：parent /ˈpɛrənt/，different /ˈdɪfərənt/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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