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
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.- ...the maelstrom of ethnic hatreds and vendetta politics...
种族仇恨与政治宿怨造成的大动乱 - Inside, she was a maelstrom of churning emotions.
她心中的情感似波涛汹涌，起伏不定。
- ...the maelstrom of ethnic hatreds and vendetta politics...
英英释义
noun
- a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - Certain that the maelstrom of words will not spirit me away.
肯定那词语的大漩涡绑不走我。 - 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。 - 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。 - She was drawn into a maelstrom of revolutionary events.
她被卷入革命事件的洪流中。 - 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。 - Enterprises are facing a maelstrom of compliance and control mandates that is taking a toll on IT resources.
企业正面临一个旋涡遵守和控制的任务是采取收费的IT资源。 - Caught in the maelstrom of war.
陷入战争的大旋涡之中。 - 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？