whirlpool 英 [ˈwɜ:lpu:l]   美 [ˈwɜrlpul]

whirlpool

whirlpool  英 [ˈwɜ:lpu:l] 美 [ˈwɜrlpul]

n. 漩涡 

名词复数:whirlpools 

The whirlpool sucked down the boat. 漩涡把小船吸进去了。
She felt she was being dragged into a whirlpool of emotion. 她觉得自己被卷入了感情的漩涡。

  • When two water currents meet, they sometimes form a swirling, circular whirlpool. There are some small but very strong whirlpools at the bottom of Niagara Falls.
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  • n. 漩涡
  • 1. The whirlpool sucked down the boat.

    漩涡把小船吸进去了。

  • 2. She felt she was being dragged into a whirlpool of emotion.

    她觉得自己被卷入了感情的漩涡。

  • whirlpool (n.) 1520s, from whirl (v.) + pool (n.1). Old English had hwyrfepol and wirfelmere.
whirl·pool / ˈwɜːlpuːl ; NAmE ˈwɜːrlpuːl / noun 1 a place in a river or the sea where currents of water spin round very fast (河水或海水的)漩涡 SYN eddy ( figurative) She felt she was being dragged into a whirlpool of emotion. 她觉得自己被卷入了感情的漩涡。 2 ( also ˌwhirlpool ˈbath ) a special bath/ bathtubor swimming pool for relaxing in, in which the water moves in circles 涡流浴缸;涡流游泳池 see also Jacuzzi whirlpool whirlpools whirl·pool / ˈwɜːlpuːl ; NAmE ˈwɜːrlpuːl /
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