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un·der·tow AHD[ŭnʹdər-tō'] D.J.[ˈʌndəˌtəʊ]K.K.[ˈʌndɚˌto]n.(名词)- The seaward pull of receding waves after they break on a shore.回头浪:在浪碰到海岸后,撤回的浪向海的牵拉
- A tendency, especially in thought or feeling, contrary to what seems the strongest:回潮:一种与看起来最强烈的相反倾向,尤指思想或感觉:"As she talks nostalgically of her days of glory . . . a poignant undertow emerges"(Tina Brown)“当她怀旧地谈到她的光荣日子时…一阵痛苦的回潮涌现出来”(蒂娜·布朗)
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