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maelstrom

C2 noun

maelstrom /ˈmeɪl.stɹəm/ nghĩa là xoáy nước lớn

Các nghĩa

  1. xoáy nước lớn

    A large and violent whirlpool.

    To his right fell a gleaming sheet of water, and below it was a maelstrom, that made one giddy by its terrific gyrations.

    The falukah plunged over a waterfall and was almost submerged, was caught again in a maelstrom and went twirling on in the blackness.

    A hulking shape burst through the doorway and hurtled down the corridor, leaving a maelstrom of air currents in his wake.

  2. tình trạng hỗn loạn

    A chaotic or turbulent situation.

    figuratively

    He escaped at last, dizzy from the maelstrom of conflicting emotions that had caught and whirled him.

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