（1）n．(水或气)流；电流

☞Birds use warm air currents to help their flight．

鸟利用暖气流助飞。

（2）n．趋向；思潮；潮流

☞Ministers are worried about this current of antigovernment feeling．

部长们对这股反政府情绪感到担忧。

（3）adj．(通常作定语)现在的；当前的；通用的；流通的

☞In its current state，the car is worth ￡1,000．

按目前的状况，这辆小汽车值1000英镑。

【知识拓展】

the current year 今年

a strong current 急流

air/electrical current 气流/电流

current fashions/events/prices 时装/时事/现价

They are expecting profits of over $3 million in the current year．

他们期盼着今年有三百多万的利润。

She likes current fashions very much．

她很喜欢时装。

【跟踪典例】

①汉译英

他逆着急流游向岸边。

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②用恰当词语填空

The________(水流)is the strongest in the middle of the river．

【答案】①He swam to the shore against a strong current． ②current

4. stable adj．稳定的；稳固的；安定的

☞The ladder doesn't seem very stable．这个梯子好像不太稳。

☞He was clearly not a very stable person．很明显，他不是一个很沉稳的人。