current

adj.

1. 现时发生的；当前的；现在的
   happening now; of the present time
   1. current prices
      时价
   2. a budget for the current year
      今年的预算
   3. your current employer
      你现在的雇主
2. 通用的；流通的；流行的
   being used by or accepted by most people
   1. words that are no longer current
      已不再通用的词

noun

1. （海洋或江河的）水流，潮流；气流
   the movement of water in the sea or a river; the movement of air in a particular direction
   1. He swam to the shore against a strong current .
      他逆着急流游向岸边。
   2. Birds use warm air currents to help their flight.
      鸟利用暖气流助飞。
2. 电流
   the flow of electricity through a wire, etc.
   1. a 15 amp electrical current
      15安培的电流
3. 思潮；潮流；趋向
   the fact of particular ideas, opinions or feelings being present in a group of people
   1. 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。

1. N-COUNT (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.
   1. 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。
   2. The couple were swept away by the strong current.
      这对夫妻被巨大的水流卷走了。
2. N-COUNT 气流
   A current is a steady flowing movement of air.
   1. I felt a current of cool air blowing in my face.
      我觉得脸上有一阵冷风吹过。
3. N-COUNT 电流
   An electric current is a flow of electricity through a wire or circuit.
   1. A powerful electric current is passed through a piece of graphite.
      给一块石墨通入强电流。
4. N-COUNT 思潮;潮流;趋向
   A particular current is a particular feeling, idea, or quality that exists within a group of people.
   1. Each party represents a distinct current of thought...
      每个党派代表一种不同的思潮。
   2. 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. ADJ 现时的;当前的;进行中的
   Current means happening, being used, or being done at the present time.
   1. The current situation is very different to that in 1990...
      当前的形势与1990年截然不同。
   2. He plans to repeal a number of current policies...
      他计划废除一些当前的政策。
   3. When asked for your views about your current job, on no account must you be negative.
      当你被问及对目前工作的看法时，绝不要表现得消极。
6. ADJ 通用的;流通的;流行的
   Ideas and customs that are current are generally accepted and used by most people.
   1. 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。
   2. 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. I had two accounts with Natwest, a savings account and a current account.
   我在国民威斯敏斯特银行有两个账户，一个储蓄账户和一个活期存款账户。
2. The flow of current actuates the signal.
   电流发出了信号。
3. The background to the current troubles is provided by the dire state of the country's economy
   目前的问题是在国家经济岌岌可危的背景下出现的。
4. 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。
5. The couple were swept away by the strong current.
   这对夫妻被巨大的水流卷走了。
6. I felt a current of cool air blowing in my face.
   我觉得脸上有一阵冷风吹过。
7. A powerful electric current is passed through a piece of graphite.
   给一块石墨通入强电流。
8. Each party represents a distinct current of thought
   每个党派代表一种不同的思潮。
9. 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。
10. The current situation is very different to that in 1990
    当前的形势与1990年截然不同。
11. He plans to repeal a number of current policies
    他计划废除一些当前的政策。
12. When asked for your views about your current job, on no account must you be negative.
    当你被问及对目前工作的看法时，绝不要表现得消极。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. I am ill-informed on current affairs.
    我对时事了解不多。
16. Some kinds of batteries can be recharged by connecting them to a source of direct current.
    一些型号的电池可以连接到直流电源上进行充电。
17. The current division of labor between workers and management will alter.
    当前工人与管理部门的分工将会改变。
18. The current flows into electric motors that drive the wheels.
    电流流入了驱动车轮的电动机。
19. The low level of current investment has serious implications for future economic growth.
    当前低迷的投资水平会对未来的经济增长产生严重影响。
20. The inadequacies of the current system have already been recognised
    人们已经认识到现行体制的不足。
21. There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president.
    现任总统当选之后，政治暴力进入了一段暂时的平静期。
22. Many of our current problems have been caused by precipitate policy making in the past.
    我们目前的很多问题都是由过去仓猝制定的政策导致的。
23. The switch works by passing a pulse of current between the tip and the surface.
    那个开关通过在末梢和表面之间传输电流脉冲工作。
24. What is your current financial status?
    你目前的经济状况如何？
25. Only those with vested interests in the current system could ignore the need for change
    只有那些在当前的体制中有既得利益的人才会忽略改革的必要性。
26. He plunged into the swift current and rescued one child after another.
    他纵身跳进了激流，救起了一个又一个孩子。
27. The current political situation was considered with a view to its causes and its effect.
    从原因和后果两个方面对时局进行了考虑。
28. The current lags behind the voltage.
    电流滞后于电压。
29. This is the current practice throughout the country.
    这是全国通行的办法。
30. The current developments cast a shadow over the future of the talk.
    目前的形势给谈判的前途投下了阴影。

  present current recent【导航词义：现在的】

  present adj. 现在的，目前的

〔辨析〕指现在存在或发生的，只作定语。

  current adj. 现在的，现行的

〔辨析〕指现时发生的或当今时代的，只作定语。

  recent adj. 最近的

〔辨析〕指新近发生或刚刚开始的。

noun

1. a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
   1. the raft floated downstream on the current
   2. he felt a stream of air
   3. the hose ejected a stream of water

   Synonym:    stream

2. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
   1. two streams of development run through American history
   2. stream of consciousness
   3. the flow of thought
   4. the current of history

   Synonym:    streamflow

3. a flow of electricity through a conductor
   1. the current was measured in amperes

   Synonym:    electric current

adj

1. occurring in or belonging to the present time
   1. current events
   2. the current topic
   3. current negotiations
   4. current psychoanalytic theories
   5. the ship's current position