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

• It is more about the maelstrom of events surrounding him.
  这部短片讲的更多的是围绕在他身边的种种大事件。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 many organizations, projects are often excessively late and over budget, and the benefits of better methods and tools cannot be realized in the maelstrom of an undisciplined, chaotic project.
  在许多软件开发组织中，项目延期、超支；在无纪律性，混乱的项目旋涡中，一种更好的方法和工具没能得到实现和应用。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。