Maelstrom
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. 大漩涡; 大混乱
- ［英］ n. 大漩涡 ( violent whirlpool) ; 大混乱 ( a violently agitated state of mind, emotion, etc)
- ［记］ mael ( =mal坏) +strom ( 水流, 旋转)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: obsolete Dutch (now maalstroom), from malen to grind + strom stream
- Date: 1682
- 1. a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
- 2. something resembling a maelstrom in turbulence
