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

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。
The maelstrom sucked in the canoe.
大漩涡吞没了独木舟。
Caught in the maelstrom of war.
陷入战争的大旋涡之中。
He is a native of Beijing, a city that is an international cultural maelstrom, has developed media, gathers all the elites, and gave him a broader and more global vision, a possibility to go beyond.
作为土生土长的北京人，国际大都会的文化漩涡，发达的媒体，精英荟萃的各界人士，为他提供了更开阔更具整体性的视点，和深入的可能。
The Soviet union, which has not been drawn into the maelstrom of this imperialist war, is the supporter of all the oppressed people and all the oppressed nations of the world.
没有卷入帝国主义战争漩涡的苏联，是全世界一切被压迫人民和被压迫民族的援助者。
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。
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 now affects Hex.
漩涡武器现在作用于妖术。
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。