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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

          • 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 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。
          • 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。
          • Mr Dale believes that, caught up in this maelstrom of fads, managers can overlook the obvious-hence the title of his book.
            戴尔认为,由于陷入了这种时尚漩涡,经理人可能会忽视那些浅显的道理他这本书由此得名。
          • Certain that the maelstrom of words will not spirit me away.
            肯定那词语的大漩涡绑不走我。
          • She was drawn into a maelstrom of revolutionary events.
            她被卷入革命事件的洪流中。
          • In "Maelstrom", what goddess is represented by the figurine that Kara receives?
            在3×17中,卡拉找到的小雕像代表什么女神?
          • 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。
          • 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。
          • This is the phenomenon that enables us to make snowmen – but if off-piste skiers survive the maelstrom of an avalanche, once the snow stops moving it locks together like mausoleum concrete.
            正是这种现象使我们能够堆雪人&但是,假如在非正规场地滑雪的人遇到雪崩后幸存下来,一旦雪不再移动,就会凝结得死死的,就像陵墓的混凝土一样。