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
- She was drawn into a maelstrom of revolutionary events.
她被卷入革命事件的洪流中。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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?