in AM, also use 美国英语亦用 crosscurrent
1 N-COUNT [usually plural] (穿过其他水流的)交叉水流,逆流 A
cross-current is a current in a river or sea that flows across another current.
(穿过其他水流的)交叉水流,逆流 2 N-COUNT [usually plural] 不同的观点(或传统) You can refer to conflicting ideas or traditions as
cross-currents .
不同的观点(或传统)