maelstrom

maelstrom
[ˈmeɪlstrəm]
noun
  1. a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river
    大漩涡
    ■(figurative)a scene or state of confused and violent movement or upheaval
    (喻)混乱；纷乱
    the train station was a maelstrom of crowds.
    火车站乱七八糟挤满了人。
    a maelstrom of violence and recrimination.
    一场暴力与相互攻击的纷争。
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: from early modern Dutch (denoting a mythical whirlpool supposed to exist in the Arctic Ocean, west of Norway), from maalen 'grind, whirl' + stroom 'stream'
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