Tra từ current - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cur·rent [current currents] adjective, noun BrE [ˈkʌrənt] NAmE [ˈkɜːrənt]
adjective
1. only before noun happening now; of the present time
•current prices
•a budget for the current year
•your current employer
2. being used by or accepted by most people
•words that are no longer current

Word Origin:
Middle English (in the adjective sense ‘running, flowing’): from Old French corant ‘running’, from courre ‘run’, from Latin currere ‘run’.

Thesaurus:
current adj. only before noun
•You will need a reference from your current employer.
present • • latest • • recent • • contemporary • • modern • • new •
Opp: former, Opp: previous, Opp: ex-, Opp: then
current/present/recent/contemporary events
the current/present/latest/contemporary situation
current/present/the latest/recent/contemporary/modern trends
Current or present? Current is used especially in financial contexts; present is used more often with lengths of time
•current spending/expenditure
• the present day/century/moment

Which Word?:
actual / current / present
Actual does not mean current or present. It means ‘real’ or ‘exact’, and is often used in contrast with something that is not seen as real or exact: ▪ I need the actual figures, not an estimate.
Present means ‘existing or happening now’: ▪ How long have you been in your present job?
Current also means ‘existing or happening now’, but can suggest that the situation is temporary: ▪ The factory cannot continue its current level of production.
Actually does not mean ‘at the present time’. Use currently, at present or at the moment instead.
note at ↑presently

Example Bank:
•Our current financial situation is not good.
•The necklace would be worth over $5 000 at current prices.
•What are the current unemployment figures?
•What's the budget for the current year?

noun
1. the movement of water in the sea or a river; the movement of air in a particular direction
• He swam to the shore against a strong current.
• Birds use warm air currents to help their flight.
2. the flow of electricity through a wire, etc
•a 15 amp electrical current
see also ↑AC, ↑DC
3. the fact of particular ideas, opinions or feelings being present in a group of people
•Ministers are worried by this current of anti-government feeling.

Word Origin:
Middle English (in the adjective sense ‘running, flowing’): from Old French corant ‘running’, from courre ‘run’, from Latin currere ‘run’.

Thesaurus:
current noun C
•ocean/air currents
flow • • circulation • |formal passage •
against/with the current/flow
a current/the flow/the circulation/the passage of air/water
a current/the flow/the passage of electricity
the flow/circulation of blood

Example Bank:
•Birds of prey use warm air currents to lift them high in the sky.
•Check all your wiring before switching on the current.
•He was swimming against the current.
•It's easier to go with the current.
•Measure the current flowing in the wire.
•She was swept away by the treacherous currents.
•The boat was carried along in the current.
•The prevailing current flows from east to west.
•Changes in ocean currents can have drastic effects on marine life.
•He leaped as though a powerful electric current had passed through him.
•He swam to the shore against a strong current.