Maelstrom
[ 'melstrɑm ]
出国 Abroad
n. 大漩涡;大旋涡;
📝 例句
Caught in the maelstrom of war.
陷入战争的大旋涡之中
a maelstrom of traffic
交通的大混乱
the maelstrom of war
战乱
The maelstrom sucked in the canoe.
大漩涡吞没了独木舟。
She was drawn into a maelstrom of revolutionary events.
她被卷入革命事件的洪流中.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ mael-male男性的,strom-storm风暴:男性风暴的大漩涡
※ mael-使旋转,strom-stream河流:使河流旋转→大漩涡
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
maelstrom
n
(usu sing 通常作单数)
1 great whirlpool 大漩涡.
2 (fig 比喻) state of violent confusion 大动乱
the maelstrom of war 大战乱
She was drawn into a maelstrom of revolutionary events. 她被卷入革命事件的洪流中.
🔁 扩展释义
*['meilstrәm]n. 大漩涡, 极度混乱
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I got canned.
我被炒鱿鱼了。
It was after dark when we got back,and we were all tired.
我们回来时天已经黑了，并且我们都很疲倦。
The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken.
那种认为现代艺术只能在博物馆里才能看到的观点是错误的。