| 词汇 | maelstrom |
| 释义 | maelstrom noun uk /ˈmeɪl.strɒm/ us /ˈmeɪl.strəm/ maelstromnoun (SITUATION)[ Cusually singular ] a situation in which there is great confusion, violence, and destruction: 大动乱;骚乱;极度混乱 The country is gradually being sucked into the maelstrom of civil war.国家逐渐陷入内战的大动乱之中。 Social order & disorder anarchic anarchism anarchist anarchistic anarchy bedlam disorganization disorganized disturb ferment free-for-all havoc instability riot rioting riotousness social exclusion strife turbulence turbulent maelstromnoun (WATER)[ C ] an area of water that moves with a very strong circular movement and sucks in anything that goes past大漩涡 Watercourses & waterfalls amazon arroyo beck bourne brook canalization cascade cataract Congo crick flume gulch Panama Canal plunge pool raceway rapids rill riverbed waterfall waterway maelstrom | American Dictionarymaelstrom noun[ C ] us/ˈmeɪl·strəm, -strɑm/ a situation in which there is great confusion, disagreement, or violence: It was a country in turmoil, caught up in a maelstrom of change. Examples of maelstrommaelstrom Otherwise, decision makers and providers are caught in a maelstrom of accountability for life and death outcomes. At every stage new groups of showmen sprang up out of the maelstrom of society. The antithetical critic has a central place in the cultural maelstrom. The danger had drawn him into the maelstrom of reality. His reality is completely other, a relentless maelstrom of lies and deception. The sonata ended in serene contemplation, seemingly distancing itself from the recent maelstrom and poignantly attempting to recapture the innocence of the middle movements. The cars which left in the maelstrom returned cautiously; the laughter picked up as did conversations about the strong winds being a demonstration of forgetfulness. In the maelstrom of war, evacuees feared - with some justification - that they would be treated with scant respect and left to languish far from 'home'. There is some oppositional presence, with many interlocutors taking part in the few governmentsponsored talks to negotiate a way out of the present maelstrom. Indeed, so powerful do they suppose the insulating effect of rational discourse that they risk the maelstrom of campus politics in the demonstration of reason's evidence. Unfortunately, this has the affect of undermining the power of the argument, and left this reader uncertain how this maelstrom of references was intended to be read. The uncertain elements need to be kept to a minimum in this economic maelstrom. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English In the last few years, the maelstrom affecting the telecommunications sector has profoundly changed banking. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There are pools which may become maelstroms, and currents which may go in unexpected directions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Vortices known as whirlpools or maelstroms up to in diameter and in depth are formed when the current is at its strongest. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of maelstrom These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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