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
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One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.
十个朋友做的好事抵不上一个敌人造成的危害。
The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.
船长知道日后还会再作尝试，因为他试图寻找的沉船上载有一批珍贵的金条。