Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #755
current
水流；气流；洋流
核心释义
a steady movement of water or air in one direction
- 1.
气体或液体的单向流动
The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
- 2.
电流
a flow of electricity through a conductor
- 3.
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
The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
- 4.
流体的稳定流动
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
- 5.
一种趋势或事件的进程
A tendency or a course of events.
- 6.
连续事件或思想的主流趋势
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
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
用法In use
The electric current flows through the wires to power the light bulb.
用法提示：这里current作名词，意为电流，是句子的主语。
You should never touch a live wire because the current can cause a serious shock.
用法提示：current为名词，表示电流，在从句中作主语。
The circuit breaker cuts off the current when there is a short circuit.
用法提示：current作名词，意思是电流，作为动词短语cuts off的宾语。
the current was measured in amperes
the raft floated downstream on the current
the current of history
a current of sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
作可数名词，常与不定冠词a连用
发音与拼写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/。
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.