英语中发音一样的单词太多太多了,如:chord 和 cord,council 和 counsel 等等,但往往它们的意思完全不一样,还有 current 和 currant,它们的发音都是 英-[ˈkʌrənt] 或美-[ˈkɜːrənt]。1、最常见的用法是作形容词,意为“现时发生的;当前的;现在的;通用的;流通的;流行的”,例如:I wouldn't work for them even if they paid me twice my current salary.解析:even if 引导的从句是往往是假设性的,而 even though 引导的从句内容往往是真实的。What are your current child-care arrangements?Most of the current troubles stem from our new computer system.A、意为“(海洋或江河的)水流,潮流;气流;电流”,例如:He was swept out to sea by the strong current.Switch off the electric current before changing the bulb.解析:短语动词 switch off 除了“关(电灯、机器等)”的意思之外,还可以意为“不再想着;不再注意;失去兴趣”,例如:The talk lasted for ages, and eventually I just switched off.There is a growing current of support for environmental issues among voters.The general current of opinion is against such drastic cuts in public spending.二、currant 作名词,意为“小葡萄干(用于糕饼等);醋栗;茶藨子”,例如:She was sitting at the kitchen table eating a currant bun. The black currant trees were the apple of joseph's eye.
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