whirlpool

英 [ˈwɜːlpuːl]

美 [ˈwɜːrlpuːl]

n. (河水或海水的)旋涡; 涡流浴缸; 涡流游泳池

复数：whirlpools　过去式：whirlpooled　

Collins.1 / BNC.15638 / COCA.16038

牛津词典

noun

（河水或海水的）旋涡
a place in a river or the sea where currents of water spin round very fast
1. She felt she was being dragged into a whirlpool of emotion.
  她觉得自己被卷入了感情的旋涡。
涡流浴缸；涡流游泳池
a special bath/ bathtub or swimming pool for relaxing in, in which the water moves in circles

漩涡
Awhirlpoolis a small area in a river or the sea where the water is moving quickly round and round, so that objects floating near it are pulled into its centre.
N-COUNT (很多不愉快或复杂事情构成的)漩涡
You can describe a situation in which a lot of unpleasant or complicated things are happening, and from which it is very difficult to escape, as awhirlpool.
1. They felt they were being sucked into a whirlpool of publicity...
  他们觉得好像陷入了一个宣传的漩涡中。
2. She became caught in a whirlpool of hate.
  她陷入了仇恨的漩涡。
N-COUNT 涡旋浴池
Awhirlpool bathor awhirlpoolis a bath that is specially designed so that the water moves round and round.
1. ...a luxurious whirlpool bath with gold taps...
  有金制水龙头的豪华涡旋浴池
2. There's also an outdoor whirlpool.
  那里也有一个室外的涡旋浴池。

noun

a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
Synonym:vortexmaelstrom

verb

Figurative she felt she was being dragged into a whirlpool of emotion.
她觉得自己被卷入了感情的旋涡。
The whirlpool sucked in the boat.
漩涡吞没了那只船。
Some even have a whirlpool or an outdoor or indoor pool.
有些甚至有室内或室外的漩涡泳池。
The swimmer caught in the whirlpool struggled to keep from drowing.
被卷进漩涡的游泳者，挣扎着以免溺水。
Mythology is like the wrinkles of a mountain, or the whirlpool of a river.
神话犹如高山的褶皱，犹如河中的漩涡。
For years, doctors have warned men having trouble conceiving to stay away from hot baths and whirlpool tubs. Is the concern warranted?
好几年，医师已经警告男性在构思从热浴和漩涡浴盆离开方面有麻烦。担心被保证吗？
He was caught in the whirlpool of war.
他被卷入了战争的旋涡。
Hung-chien's emotions were like a whirlpool.
鸿渐情感像个漩涡。
There's also an outdoor whirlpool.
那里也有一个室外的涡旋浴池。
Without creating those rigid standards we'll just be caught up In the whirlpool of computerization.
不制定这些严格的标准，我们就正会掉入电脑化的旋涡。