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current
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + current
an ocean/sea/river current
• Ocean currents carry young fish out to sea.
a tidal current
(= caused by the movement of the tides )
• Tidal currents make the seas around the islands very rough.
strong
• On surfing beaches, strong currents are common.
fast/fast-flowing
• Fast-flowing currents made the rescue job even harder.
dangerous/treacherous
• Beaches usually have signs that warn of dangerous currents.
verbs
a current flows
• Sea currents flow at up to 12 miles per hour around parts of the coast.
a current carries somebody/something
(= makes them move along in the water )
• Their boat was moving fast, carried by the current.
a current sweeps somebody/something
(= carries them very powerfully, so that they cannot stop moving )
• The treacherous currents have swept away three swimmers in the past year.
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noun continuous flowing movement of water ADJ. fast, fast-flowing, powerful, strong | dangerous, treacherous | ocean | prevailing The prevailing current flows from east to west. | off-shore | tidal CURRENT + VERB flow | carry sb/sth, sweep sb/sth The strong current carried the boat downstream. She was swept away by the treacherous currents. PREP. against a/the ~ He was swimming against the current. | in a/the ~ The boat was carried along in the current. | with a/the ~ It's easier to go with the current. flow of air ADJ. warm | air Birds of prey use warm air currents to lift them high in the sky. PHRASES a current of air flow of electricity through a wire ADJ. strong, weak | electric, electrical | alternating | direct | input, output VERB + CURRENT generate, produce | carry, pass, transmit | switch off/on Check all your wiring before switching on the current. CURRENT + VERB flow, pass through sth Measure the current flowing in the wire.
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