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单词 maelstrom
释义
maelstrom
noun
uk
/ˈmeɪl.strɒm/us
/ˈmeɪl.strəm/

maelstromnoun(SITUATION)

[Cusually singular]
asituationin which there isgreatconfusion,violence, anddestruction:
大动乱；骚乱；极度混乱
Thecountryisgraduallybeingsuckedinto the maelstromofcivilwar.国家逐渐陷入内战的大动乱之中。
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maelstromnoun(WATER)

[C]
anareaofwaterthatmoveswith a verystrongcircularmovementandsucksin anything that goes past
大漩涡
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(Definition ofmaelstromfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

maelstrom| American Dictionary

maelstrom
noun[C]
us
/ˈmeɪl·strəm,-strɑm/
asituationin which there isgreatconfusion,disagreement, orviolence:
It was acountryinturmoil,caughtup in a maelstrom ofchange.
(Definition ofmaelstromfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Vortices known as whirlpools or maelstroms up to in diameter and in depth are formed when the current is at its strongest.
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They are most common at the borders of two or more planes where conflicting energies create magical maelstroms.
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A special tidal phenomenon takes place in the strait, as strong tidal currents reverse direction once every six hours, creating strong currents and maelstroms.
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They were thus ' innocent ' of the politicalmaelstromheading their way.
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More powerful ones are properly termed "maelstroms".
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With a speed on the order of 15km/h 0 (the value strongly varies between sources), it is one of the strongest maelstroms in the world.
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All that brings about a continuousmaelstromin a crucible that might ignite at any moment to produce even more severe results.
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I greatly regret this profound issue, which affects the lives of thousands of our fellow citizens, being thrown in themaelstromof party politics.
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Cycle tracks may suddenly cease to exist, pitching the cyclist into amaelstromof traffic at the most dangerous places.
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Is she not substituting a public service that is locally accountable with amaelstromof contractors?
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They, like us, have passed through the devastatingmaelstromof a great war.
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Their lives will be jeopardised in themaelstromof war.
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We have landed in a greatmaelstromof economic antagonism.
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We can have no guarantee that in themaelstromof political events and priorities the future will not bear an uncanny resemblance to the past.
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There are very many men who went into other occupations, where they received less remuneration, rather than plunge into amaelstromof that kind.
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