maelstrom
UK/'meilstrәm/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A large, violent whirlpool; a chaotic or turbulent situation
大漩涡；混乱局面
Root Breakdown
Loanwordmaelstromother
=maelstrom
Common Collocations
- 1.[social/political/emotional] maelstrom[社会的/政治的/情感的]漩涡
- 2.maelstrom [of chaos/conflict][混乱的/冲突的]漩涡
Example Sentences
- 1.
A maelstrom of confusion surrounded the accident scene.
- 2.
The political situation became a maelstrom of competing interests.