vortex
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A vortex is a mass of wind or water that spins around so fast that it pulls objects down into its empty centre. (风或水流形成的)漩涡
The polar vortex is a system of wintertime winds. 极地涡旋是冬季风形成的一个风系。
2. N-COUNT If you refer to a situation as a vortex, you mean that you are being forced into it without being able to prevent it. 无法控制的处境[usu sing, with supp]
When marriages break down children are swept into the vortex of their parents' embittered emotions. 当婚姻破裂时,孩子们也被卷入父母间日益恶化的情绪漩涡中。
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vortex /ˈvɔːtɛks/ (vortices/ˈvɔːtɪsiːz/)
剑桥词典
- [ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] environment specialized
a mass of air or water that spins around very fast and pulls objects into its empty centre
旋涡;涡流
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 通常作为单数使用的名词 ] literary
a dangerous or bad situation in which you become more and more involved and from which you cannot escape
(困境的)旋涡
I was sucked into a vortex of despair . 我被卷入了绝望的旋涡里。 返回 vortex