undertow
n. 水下逆流,退浪;潜在的倾向
例句
The children were carried out to sea by the strong undertow.
强大的回流把孩子们卷到海里去了。
《牛津词典》
The undertow of business as usual seems especially strong this year.
但一切如旧的现状对美国人造成的影响在今年似乎特别大。
There's a dangerous undertow and there was a man drowned here last year.
那边海里很危险,有人说去年有个人淹死了。