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

• 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。
• 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。
• She was drawn into a maelstrom of revolutionary events.
  她被卷入革命事件的洪流中。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Inside, she was a maelstrom of churning emotions.
  她心中的情感似波涛汹涌，起伏不定。
• 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 era of peace was only a prelude to the maelstrom of the Warring States Period.
  这个时代的和平只是一个序幕，相邻的战国时期。