whirlpool
英 ['w??lpu?l]
美['w?lpul]
- n. 漩渦，渦流；混亂，紛亂
GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?whirlpools;
中文詞源
whirlpool 漩渦
比喻用法。
英文詞源
- whirlpool (n.)
- 1520s, from whirl (v.) + pool (n.1). Old English had hwyrfepol and wirfelmere.
雙語例句
- 1. The recent rain had churned up the waterfall into a muddy whirlpool.
- 最近的一場(chǎng)雨把瀑布攪成了泥水漩渦。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They felt they were being sucked into a whirlpool of publicity.
- 他們覺得好像陷入了一個(gè)宣傳的漩渦中。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She became caught in a whirlpool of hate.
- 她陷入了仇恨的漩渦。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. There's also an outdoor whirlpool.
- 那里也有一個(gè)室外的渦旋浴池。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. She felt she was being dragged into a whirlpool of emotion.
- 她覺得自己被卷入了感情的旋渦。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》