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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
      1. 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

          • 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 now affects Hex.
            漩涡武器现在作用于妖术。
          • Most immediately, the maelstrom on Wall Street has transformed the US election campaign.
            几乎是同时,华尔街崩溃改变了美国总统大选。
          • Who was flying patrol with Kara Thrace the first time she dove into the strange storm in "Maelstrom"?
            在“漩涡”一集中,卡拉瑟瑞斯第一次俯冲入那个奇怪的风暴时,谁和她一起巡逻?
          • 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。
          • The square is a maelstrom of crowds, buses, and taxis.
            广场上混乱不堪,到处是人群、公共汽车和出租车。
          • She was drawn into a maelstrom of revolutionary events.
            她被卷入革命事件的洪流中。
          • 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。
          • Out there in the South Seas there are islands, there's out where the Maelstrom is.
            除此之外还有南海以及那里的岛屿,还有大漩涡所在的地方。
          • The boat flipped and hurled its passengers into the maelstrom.
            这时,小船翻转过来,把上面的乘客都甩进了大漩涡之中。