vortex
名詞
UK/ˈvɔː.teks/
US/ˈvɔːr.teks/
定義 vortex 名詞
- Countable(可数名词)environment(环境)specialized(专业)
A mass of air or water that rotates rapidly, drawing objects into its center.
漩涡；涡流
The center of a tornado is a powerful vortex.
龙卷风的中心是一个强大的漩涡。
We saw a vortex in the river that sucked branches under.
我们在河里看到一个漩涡，把树枝吸了下去。
A small vortex formed as the bathtub drained.
浴缸排水时形成了一个小漩涡。
- Countable(可数名词)Usually singular(通常单数)literary(文学性)
A perilous or negative situation that progressively involves and entraps an individual.
（困境的）漩渦
He found himself caught in a vortex of debt.
他发现自己陷入了债务的漩涡。
The company struggled in a vortex of scandal.
公司在丑闻的漩涡中挣扎。
Political unrest dragged the country into a vortex of violence.
政治动荡将国家拖入了暴力的漩涡。