1.潜流a current in the sea or ocean that moves in the opposite direction to the water near the surface
The children were carried out to sea by the strong undertow.强大的潜流把孩子们卷到海里去了。
2.~ (of sth)潜在的倾向（或特质）；感染力a feeling or quality that influences people in a particular situation even though they may not really be aware of it
As she talks nostalgically of her days of glory. . . A poignant undertow emerges.
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。
Large rocks line the base of the falls, and the man also avoided dangers like strong currents and a vicious undertow.
瀑布的底部是一块块巨石，该男子还逃过了强劲的水流和凶猛的回头浪。
Lunacy, bankruptcy, suicide and other unthinkable fates sooner or later afflict the noblest of clans with an undertow of gloom.
疯狂的、破产的、自杀的以及其他的想象不到的天意迟早会以忧郁的回潮折磨家族的尊贵。
In the US Congress, there is a strong undertow of protectionist sentiment directed at China.
在美国国会，涌动着针对中国的强烈保护主义情绪。
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。
Evans's images now carry the romantic undertow of an almost vanished America.
现在，埃文斯的照片为那个近乎消失的美国带来了浪漫的回潮。
How can these companies boost their chances of riding the Chinese wave rather than being dragged down by the undertow ?
这些“外国商船”如何提升契机踏着这股中国浪潮扬帆远行，而不被底层暗流冲回原点呢？。
The undertow of business as usual seems especially strong this year.
但一切如旧的现状对美国人造成的影响在今年似乎特别大。
An undertow is when the water returns to the ocean underneath the incoming waves.
潜流是当水返回大海的时候，在波浪下的水流。
Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow.
在逆流中挣扎想要抓住过往，只是在逆流中挣扎。
Is there a dangerous undertow?
有没有危险的暗流？
c. There's a dangerous undertow and there was a man drowned here last year.
那边海里很危险，有人说去年有个人淹死了。
An undertow of wariness crept up on me over the last year.
去年，警惕的暗流再次悄悄爬上我心头。
When crashing waves pull you down in the undertow
当汹涌的波涛把你卷到水下
the nearshore circulations, wave setup and undertow movement and the erosion of beach;
近岸环流、波增水、底流运动与岸滩侵蚀；
My head's above the water while they drown in the undertow
当他们脑子进水的时候我的头脑仍保持着清醒
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