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

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。
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。
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 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。
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？
Inside, she was a maelstrom of churning emotions.
她心中的情感似波涛汹涌，起伏不定。
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。
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。
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 Hubble Space Telescope view of the central region of the Carina Nebula reveals a violent maelstrom of star birth.
此次哈勃空间望远镜对船底座星云中心区域的观察展现了一场狂暴的恒星诞生风潮。