"undertow" in Chinese (Traditional)

離岸流暗流

Definition

一種水面下強烈的洋流，通常在沙灘發生，會將人拉離岸邊到更深的水域。

常用於海灘和海上安全說明，指向外拉人的水下暗流。和“離岸流”(rip current)容易混淆，但rip current通常更強、更危險。

The undertow at this beach can be very strong.

這片海灘的**離岸流**可能非常強勁。

Be careful, the undertow could pull you out to sea.

小心，**離岸流**可能會把你帶到海裡。

Many swimmers are not aware of the undertow.

很多游泳者沒注意到**離岸流**的存在。

I almost got caught by the undertow while surfing last summer.

去年夏天衝浪時我差點被**離岸流**捲走。

Even strong swimmers can struggle against a powerful undertow.

即使是強壯的游泳者也可能對抗不了強勁的**離岸流**。

There's always a bit of an undertow at this spot, so stay alert.

這個地方總是有一點**暗流**，所以要提高警覺。