whirlpool
翻译
漩涡, 涡流
例句
The boat was caught in a powerful whirlpool.
船被卷入了一个强大的漩涡。
He was drawn into a whirlpool of crime.
他被卷入了犯罪的漩涡。
语法模式
((a/the)) whirlpool 旋转的水体。 The boat was caught in a powerful whirlpool.
((a)) whirlpool of ((sth.)) 用于比喻混乱或无序的状况。 He was drawn into a whirlpool of crime.
近义词
近义词: vortex, eddy, maelstrom
词源
源自古英语 'hweorfan' (旋转) 和 'pōl' (水池)。字面意思是“旋转的水池”。
记忆技巧
想象一个水池里的水在打转。它也可以比喻混乱的局面。