英式：[ˈmeɪlstrɒm]
美式：[ˈmeɪlstrɑːm]
n.大漩涡；大动乱
用作名词 (n.)
The maelstrom sucked in the canoe. 大漩涡吞没了独木舟。
The canoe was tossed about in the maelstrom. 独木舟在旋涡之中摇晃打转。
They were being sucked into the maelstrom of war. 他们就要被卷入战乱之中。
She was drawn into a maelstrom of revolutionary events. 她被卷入革命事件的洪流中。
