mael·strom /ˈme(ə)lstrəm, ˌstrɑm/
大漩渦,挪威近海的大漩渦,漩渦
Mael·strom n.
1. A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway. Hence: any large or powerful whirlpool.
Syn: -- whirlpool, vortex.
2. Also (Fig.) An uncontrollable agitated or confusedly disordered state or situation; as, a maelstrom of vice.
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maelstrom
n : a powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting
of conflicting tides) [syn: whirlpool, vortex]