音标:['meilstrәm] ;
n. 大漩涡, 极度混乱
n a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
词型变化:名词复数形式 : maelstroms
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maelstrom的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The maelstrom sucked in the canoe.大漩涡吞没了独木舟。
  2. The canoe was tossed about in the maelstrom.独木舟在旋涡之中摇晃打转。
  3. They were being sucked into the maelstrom of war.他们就要被卷入战乱之中。
  4. She was drawn into a maelstrom of revolutionary events.她被卷入革命事件的洪流中。

经典引文

  • They have pulled oars while caught in maelstroms.

    出自:American Poetry Review
【近义词】

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