n.(名词)

1. 潮流
2. （水、气、电）流
3. 趋势，趋向
4. 流动
5. 思潮，风潮
6. 《潮流》月刊

adj.(形容词)

1. 通用的，普遍的，流通的
2. 流行的，盛行的
3. 现时的，当时的，当前的，现在的
4. 现行的
5. 流畅的；草写的
6. 经常的
7. 通俗的
8. 最近的
9. 流传的

adj.(形容词)

1. [A]现在的; 现行的 of the present time; happening now
2. 通用的,通行的; 被普遍接受的 in common or general use; generally accepted

n.(名词)

1. [C]水流; 气流 movement of water, air, electricity
2. [U]电流 flow of electricity through sth or along a wire or cable
3. [C]趋向,趋势,倾向 course or movement; tend

Noun:

1. a flow of electricity through a conductor;

   "the current was measured in amperes"
   

2. a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes);

   "the raft floated downstream on the current"
   "he felt a stream of air"
   "the hose ejected a stream of water"
   

3. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas;

   "two streams of development run through American history"
   "stream of consciousness"
   "the flow of thought"
   "the current of history"
   

Adjective:

1. occurring in or belonging to the present time;

   "current events"
   "the current topic"
   "current negotiations"
   "current psychoanalytic theories"
   "the ship's current position"
   

1.(河、湖或海的)水流，潮流
Acurrent is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or sea.

e.g. Under normal conditions, the ocean currents of the tropical Pacific travel from east to west...
在正常情况下，太平洋的热带洋流自东向西流。
e.g. The couple were swept away by the strongcurrent.
这对夫妻被巨大的水流卷走了。

2.气流
Acurrent is a steady flowing movement of air.

e.g. I felt acurrent of cool air blowing in my face.
我觉得脸上有一阵冷风吹过。

3.电流
An electriccurrent is a flow of electricity through a wire or circuit.

e.g. A powerful electriccurrent is passed through a piece of graphite.
给一块石墨通入强电流。

4.思潮;潮流;趋向
A particularcurrent is a particular feeling, idea, or quality that exists within a group of people.

e.g. Each party represents a distinctcurrent of thought...
每个党派代表一种不同的思潮。
e.g. A strongcurrent of nationalism runs through ideology and politics in the Arab world.
一股强烈的民族主义思潮涌入阿拉伯世界的思想体系和政治体系。

5.现时的;当前的;进行中的
current means happening, being used, or being done at the present time.

e.g. Thecurrent situation is very different to that in 1990...
当前的形势与1990年截然不同。
e.g. He plans to repeal a number ofcurrent policies...
他计划废除一些当前的政策。

currently
Twelve potential vaccines are currently being tested on human volunteers...
目前正在人类志愿者身上试验12种试用疫苗。
He currently has no strong rivals for power.
目前没有可以和他争夺权势的有力对手。

6.通用的;流通的;流行的
Ideas and customs that arecurrent are generally accepted and used by most people.

current在线翻译

e.g. current thinking suggests that toxins only have a small part to play in the build up of cellulite...
目前普遍认为，毒素对皮下脂肪团堆积影响不大。
e.g. This custom was stillcurrent in the late 1960s.
这种习俗在20世纪60年代末仍然很普遍。

7. see also: alternating current;direct current

1. 当前的：当修改了数据行中的一列时,该行就被复制一份并标记为当前的(current),标记为原始的行仍然没有改变. 后来的所有对该数据的更改都仅仅影响当前行. 当为一个数据表(或者一个数据集中的多个数据表)执行数据适配器的更新方法时,

2. 海流：就因为这样,我们很快就混得很熟,导致最后一天在海底遇上海流(current)的时候他放心地一个人超前扇动他的无敌大号脚蹼,直到好久才发现我穿着普通脚蹼在后面被冰凉的海流冲得寸步难行......这算是我后来患上轻度潜水减压症的一个间接诱因,

3. 水流：拿捏从哪个方向朝锚位驶近,务必要考虑毗邻陆地、锚地水流(current)、现场浅滩(Shoal)或其他船舶衍生的各种限制. 如环境野i,让船舶沿逆水流而行的方向朝锚位驶近. 三. 在海图上朝驶近锚位的方向选定一个位於我船正前方的醒目助导(NAVAID),

Nothing disturbs the peaceful current of life in the village.

没有任何事干扰村里一向平静的生活.

The block becomes magnetic when the current is switched on.

通电时线圈即具磁性。

The current is deep and strong down the stream.

下游的水又深又急。

The current trend is towards informal clothing.

目前的趋势是穿着比较随便。

How long will she keep her current job?

她现在这份工作能维持多久?

This note is no longer current.

这种纸币已不流通。

current prices

时价

a budget for the current year

今年的预算

your current employer

你现在的雇主

words that are no longer current

已不再通用的词

He swam to the shore against a strong current .

他逆着急流游向岸边。

Birds use warm air currents to help their flight.

鸟利用暖气流助飞。

a 15 amp electrical current

15安培的电流

Ministers are worried by this current of anti-government feeling.

部长们对这股反政府情绪感到担忧。

Under normal conditions, the ocean currents of the tropical Pacific travel from east to west...

在正常情况下，太平洋的热带洋流自东向西流。

The couple were swept away by the strong current.

这对夫妻被巨大的水流卷走了。

I felt a current of cool air blowing in my face.

我觉得脸上有一阵冷风吹过。

A powerful electric current is passed through a piece of graphite.

给一块石墨通入强电流。

Each party represents a distinct current of thought...

每个党派代表一种不同的思潮。

A strong current of nationalism runs through ideology and politics in the Arab world.

一股强烈的民族主义思潮涌入阿拉伯世界的思想体系和政治体系。

The current situation is very different to that in 1990...

当前的形势与1990年截然不同。

He plans to repeal a number of current policies...

他计划废除一些当前的政策。

current thinking suggests that toxins only have a small part to play in the build up of cellulite...

目前普遍认为，毒素对皮下脂肪团堆积影响不大。

This custom was still current in the late 1960s.

这种习俗在20世纪60年代末仍然很普遍。

Electric current is often powerful enough to kill a man.

电流常强得足以致命.

The current from these parallel generators will add up to make a total flow of 500 amperes.

这些并联的发电机所产生的电流累计在一起,总电流达到500安培.

The book provides a thorough critique of current theories.

那本书对当今理论予以全面透彻的评论.

There is a story about her in the current number.

最近一期上有关于她的故事.

Those who let themselves be guided by the current course of events are real heroes.

识时务者为俊杰.

The machine will start running as soon as the electric current is turned on.

电流一接通,机器就立刻开始运转.

The adventure changed the whole current of his life.

那场奇遇改变了他人生的方向.

The current had a northeasterly set.

水朝东北方流去.

The swimmer was striving against the current.

游泳者正在和激浪搏斗.

用作定语～+ n.

1. They suggested measures to overcome current difficulties.
   他们提出了克服目前困难的措施。
2. Long ago it was a current belief that the earth was flat.
   很久以前，人们普遍认为地球是扁的。

用作表语S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. Various customs are current among the national minorities.
   少数民族中流传着不同的风俗。

1. He was swept away by the current.
   他被激流卷走了。
2. This button switches the current on.
   这个电钮接通电流。
3. The adventure changed the whole current of his life.
   那场奇遇改变了他人生的方向。

～+名词

• current%20belief">current belief普遍的观点
• current%20difficulty">current difficulty目前的困难

动词+～

• current">apply the current通电
• current">reverse the current扭转局势

形容词+～

• current">the adverse current逆流
• current">the main current主流

• The Gulf Stream, the warm current that runs..across the Atlantic.

  出自：N. Calder

• A word which is not current English.

  出自：Dryden

• A story current in Paris at the time.

  出自：W. C. Williams

求职面试

B：Are you a multi-tasked individual？/ Do you work well under stress or pressure？
你是一位可以同时承担数项工作的人吗？/你能承受工作上的压力吗?

A：Yes, I think so.The trait is needed in mycurrent/ previous position and I know I can handle it well.
是的。这种特点就是我目前/先前工作所需要的，我知道我能应付自如。

在银行

A：I’d like to apply for a personal loan.
我想申请个人贷款。

B：How much would you like to borrow?
您想要贷款多少钱？

A：A thousand dollars.
1000 美元。

B：Let me check with our credit manager (later)
让我和我们的信用部主管谈谈。（稍后）

A：Our record shows that your credit rating is quite high. I don’t think you’ll have any problems.
我们的记录上显示您的信用评价很高。我想您不会有问题的。

B：What’s thecurrent interest rate?
目前的利率是多少？

A：Our monthly interest is 1.5% of the outstanding balance. Would you please fill out this application form?
我们每月利率是未偿余额的1.5％，请您填好这张申请表好吗？

求职面试

B：Give me a summary of yourcurrent job description.
对你目前的工作，能否做个概括的说明。

A：I have been working as a computer programmer for five years. To be specific, I do system analysis, trouble shooting and provide software support.
我干了五年的电脑程序员。具体地说，我做系统分析，解决问题以及软件供应方面的支持。

B：Why did you leave your last job？
你为什么离职呢？

current什么意思

A：Well, I am hoping to get an offer of a better position. If opportunity knocks, I will take it./I feel I have reached the "glass ceiling" in mycurrent job. / I feel there is no opportunity for advancement.
我希望能获得一份更好的工作，如果机会来临，我会抓 住。/我觉得目前的工作，已经达到顶峰，即沒有升迁机会。

1. current作形容词表示“最近的”，无需用very等程度副词修饰。

modern，contemporary，current，recent，present，up-to-date

这些形容词均有“现代的、当代的”之意。

modern指现代或近代，时期可长可短；也可指新颖、时髦的。

contemporary仅指当今这个时代，不涉及任何过去的时代，但可表示不同的人或物存在于同一时代。

current指目前存在和发生的。

recent表示新近的，最近的，时间的长短依据所修饰的人或物而定。

present是这些词中语气最强的一个。指现在正发生、起作用的。

up-to-date一般用于非正式场合，指很时新、能反映当前的最新发展。

trend，tendency，current

这些名词均含“趋势，倾向”之意。

trend指事物发展总的方向、倾向或趋势。

tendency指固有或习得的倾向性，强调没有外来的影响或干扰。

current指向某一方面发展或在确趋向中行动。

• ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的corant，意为跑，流；最初源自拉丁语的currere。