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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
      1. 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

          • Last autumn, amid the maelstrom of the financial crisis, it seemed that fundamental change was afoot.
            去年秋季,当金融危机肆虐之际,某种根本改革似乎正在酝酿之中。
          • This is the phenomenon that enables us to make snowmen – but if off-piste skiers survive the maelstrom of an avalanche, once the snow stops moving it locks together like mausoleum concrete.
            正是这种现象使我们能够堆雪人&但是,假如在非正规场地滑雪的人遇到雪崩后幸存下来,一旦雪不再移动,就会凝结得死死的,就像陵墓的混凝土一样。
          • 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。
          • 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。
          • 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。
          • 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?
          • Maelstrom Weapon now affects Hex.
            漩涡武器现在作用于妖术。
          • 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?
          • 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。