whirlpool

• n. 漩渦，渦流；混亂，紛亂

比喻用法。

whirlpool (n.)

1520s, from whirl (v.) + pool (n.1). Old English had hwyrfepol and wirfelmere.

1. The recent rain had churned up the waterfall into a muddy whirlpool.

最近的一場雨把瀑布攪成了泥水漩渦。

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2. They felt they were being sucked into a whirlpool of publicity.

他們覺得好像陷入了一個宣傳的漩渦中。

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3. She became caught in a whirlpool of hate.

她陷入了仇恨的漩渦。

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4. There's also an outdoor whirlpool.

那裏也有一個室外的渦旋浴池。

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5. She felt she was being dragged into a whirlpool of emotion.

她覺得自己被卷入了感情的旋渦。

來自《權威詞典》