rip current

短语

激流

词形变化

rip currents 复数 rip currents

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A strong flow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.

    离岸流

    退潮流

    激流

    1995, University of California at Berkeley (editor), The New Wellness Encyclopedia, page 271, A break in the wave pattern or discoloration (usually caused by sand) can help you spot rip currents. It you get caught in one, however, don′t struggle, Swim with it, but angle toward the shore or bank.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

riptide

上位词 2

current stream

整体词 1

tide

词源

Coined as a more accurate replacement for the earlier term "riptide", as the phenomenon is not related to the tides.

来源：wiktionary