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maelstroms
大漩涡
maelstroms is the plural of maelstrom.
核心释义
a large and violent whirlpool
- 1.
大而猛烈的漩涡
A large and violent whirlpool.
- 2.
混乱或动荡的局势
A chaotic or turbulent situation.
混乱局面；大而猛烈的漩涡；混乱或动荡的局势；极度混乱
用法In use
After the announcement, the whole office was caught in a maelstrom of confusion.
用法提示：maelstrom 作名词，比喻‘混乱、动荡的局面’，caught in a maelstrom 表示‘陷入混乱之中’。
She tried to keep her balance in the maelstrom of moving boxes and furniture.
用法提示：maelstrom 作名词，in the maelstrom of 表示‘处于…造成的混乱之中’。
The children's birthday party turned into a maelstrom of noise and excitement.
用法提示：maelstrom 作名词，turn into a maelstrom of 表示‘变成…的混乱场面’。
a maelstrom of [noun]
maelstrom 常用单数，后接抽象名词，比喻混乱、动荡或激烈情感交织的局面。
The country was plunged into a maelstrom of violence.
该国陷入了暴力的漩涡。
be caught in a maelstrom (of [noun])
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- political maelstrom
- 政治漩涡
- The scandal threw the government into a political maelstrom.这桩丑闻把政府卷入了政治漩涡。
- caught in a maelstrom
- 陷入混乱；被卷入漩涡
- The country was caught in a maelstrom of political upheaval.这个国家陷入了政治动荡的漩涡。
- maelstrom of violence
- 暴力漩涡
- The city was swept into a maelstrom of violence.这座城市被卷入了暴力漩涡。
- emotional maelstrom
- 情感漩涡
- After the breakup, she felt trapped in an emotional maelstrom.分手之后，她感到自己陷入情感漩涡。
- maelstrom of controversy
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
maelstrom 发音近似 mail+storm：邮件被风暴卷进大漩涡，瞬间一片混乱。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、新闻评论、正式演讲 maelstrom 比较正式且带有文学色彩，多用于书面语，可指猛烈的大漩涡，也可比喻混乱、动荡的局面。日常口语中较少直接用这个词，使用时通常根据上下文判断是实指还是比喻。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
maelstrom 的重读音节 /meɪl/ 与 mail 读音相同，可借 mail 记首音节。注意 -strom 看似 storm 或 strum，但 storm 读 /stɔːrm/、strum 读 /strʌm/，而 maelstrom 的结尾是弱读 /strəm/；custom、system 的末尾弱读 /(s)təm/ 可作参考。
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