maelstrom

英 [ˈmeɪlstrɒm]

美 [ˈmeɪlstrɑːm]

n.  (思想、感情、事态的)混乱，骚乱，动乱; 大旋涡

复数：maelstroms　

GRE

BNC.20136 / COCA.19331

牛津词典

noun

• （思想、感情、事态的）混乱，骚乱，动乱
  a situation full of strong emotions or confusing events, that is hard to control and makes you feel frightened
• 大旋涡
  a very strong current of water that moves in circles

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 大动乱;极度混乱状态；混乱不堪
  If you describe a situation as amaelstrom, you mean that it is very confused or violent.
  1. ...the maelstrom of ethnic hatreds and vendetta politics...
     种族仇恨与政治宿怨造成的大动乱
  2. Inside, she was a maelstrom of churning emotions.
     她心中的情感似波涛汹涌，起伏不定。

英英释义

noun

• a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
  Synonym:whirlpoolvortex

双语例句

• Strange as it may seem to say in the midst of the present maelstrom, standards in public life have probably risen; but so have public expectations.
  尽管在当前的风波中这样说似乎有些奇怪，但公共生活的水准很可能已经提高；当然，公众的预期同样提高了。
• So far the economy is co-operating: earnings at most US companies are holding up despite the credit maelstrom.
  迄今为止，经济面比较配合：尽管信贷市场波动剧烈，但多数美国企业的业绩仍得到支撑。
• Arrive at dusk, having walked through the nearby hutongs, and you can forget the maelstrom of development that has swallowed up most of the old city.
  当你穿过附近的胡同，黄昏时分漫步到那里时，你可以忘却正在或已经发生的灾难性发展，这种发展已经让老北京城的大部分风貌不复存在了。
• Certain that the maelstrom of words will not spirit me away.
  肯定那词语的大漩涡绑不走我。
• The maelstrom of drug-related violence that is engulfing Mexico has produced exaggerated, sometimes xenophobic, alarm in parts of the United States.
  毒品有关的暴力犯罪所导致的混乱正在吞噬着墨西哥，并且形势在美国人心里被进一步夸大，使得美国人对墨西哥产生了恐惧和害怕心理。
• Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan were also hit by the maelstrom.
  香港、律宾、加坡和台湾同样遭到了风暴的打击。
• Maelstrom Weapon: Tooltips corrected to correctly describe the chance for this talent to be triggered.
  漩涡武器：正确显示了该天赋被触发的技能说明。
• This Hubble Space Telescope view of the central region of the Carina Nebula reveals a violent maelstrom of star birth.
  此次哈勃空间望远镜对船底座星云中心区域的观察展现了一场狂暴的恒星诞生风潮。
• In this maelstrom, long-lived political dynasties, venerable institutions, and hundred-year-old business models are all at risk.
  在变革这个大漩涡中，长期存在的政权、古老的机构和历经百年的商业模式都将面临风险。
• The Maelstrom forms the northern boundary of the South Seas, and south of it are several tropical islands.
  大漩涡是南海的最北部边界，而南部分布着一些热带岛屿。