current

noun

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

e.g. the raft floated downstream on the current
he felt a stream of air
the hose ejected a stream of water

Synonym: stream

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

e.g. two streams of development run through American history
stream of consciousness
the flow of thought
the current of history

Synonym: streamflow

3. a flow of electricity through a conductor

e.g. the current was measured in amperes

Synonym: electric current

adj

1. occurring in or belonging to the present time

e.g. 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
A current 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 strong current.
这对夫妻被巨大的水流卷走了。

2. 气流
A current is a steady flowing movement of air.

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

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

e.g. A powerful electric current 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 particular current is a particular feeling, idea, or quality that exists within a group of people.

e.g. Each party represents a distinct current of thought...
每个党派代表一种不同的思潮。
e.g. 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。

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. The current 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 of current policies...
他计划废除一些当前的政策。

6. 通用的;流通的;流行的
Ideas and customs that are current 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 still current 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),