粵

逆jik6流lau4

jik6 lau4nì liú

English

  1. against the stream
  2. adverse current
  3. a countercurrent
  4. fig. reactionary tendency
  5. to go against the trend
  6. counter-current flow; against the flow

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 同水流唔同、相反方向

Examples

  • 船逆流航行。

    The boat is going against the current.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 他们逆流而上。

    They swam against the current.

    Tatoeba · Gustav249 CC BY

  • 讓我們試著逆流而上。

    Let's try and swim against the current.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 我們在河裏划著船逆流而上。

    We rowed up the river against the current.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 逆流而上

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  • 今屆渡海泳出現逆流,增加參賽者體力消耗。

    [ChatGPT]This year's cross-harbour swim has an opposing current, increasing physical exertion for participants.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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