"maelstrom" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 漩涡
• 混乱

Definition

漩涡指强大而剧烈的水流旋涡，也指充满混乱和动荡的情况。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于正式或文学语境，多作比喻表达乱局或混乱，如“情感的漩涡”。实际水上的漩涡很少用此词描述。

Examples

The ship was caught in a maelstrom in the open sea.

船只被困在海上的一个**漩涡**中。

There was a maelstrom of people in the market.

市场里人群成了一个**混乱**。

She was lost in a maelstrom of emotions after the news.

听到消息后，她陷入了**情感的漩涡**中。

After the announcement, the office became a maelstrom of activity.

公告后，办公室变成了一个**混乱**的活动场。

Political scandals threw the country into a maelstrom.

政治丑闻让国家陷入了**混乱**。

When the project failed, he found himself in a financial maelstrom.

项目失败后，他陷入了**财政漩涡**。