maelstrom
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT If you describe a situation as a maelstrom, you mean that it is very confused or violent. 漩涡; 动乱[文学性] [usu sing, usu with supp, oft N 'of' n]
...the maelstrom of ethnic hatreds and vendetta politics. …种族仇恨和家族世仇之争的漩涡。
Inside, she was a maelstrom of churning emotions. 她的内心处于各种情绪的漩涡中。
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maelstrom /ˈmeɪlstrəʊm/ (maelstroms)
剑桥词典
maelstrom noun (SITUATION)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 通常作为单数使用的名词 ]a situation in which there is great confusion , violence , and destruction
大动乱；骚乱；极度混乱
The country is gradually being sucked into the maelstrom of civil war . 国家逐渐陷入内战的大动乱之中。
maelstrom noun (WATER)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]an area of water that moves with a very strong circular movement and sucks in anything that goes past
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