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

Something was trapping the stars in a deep whirlpool.
某种东西将这些星球困在一个深深的漩涡里。
The whirlpool sucked in the boat.
漩涡吞没了那只船。
The diver drowned in the turbulent waters of the whirlpool.
跳水者在猛烈翻滚的旋涡中溺水身亡。
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。
Sinking into a whirlpool means indulgence in five kinds of sensual pleasures.
沉到漩涡之中是指沉溺在五种感官欲乐中。
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。
Where's the whirlpool spa.
旋涡按摩浴池在哪儿？
We went round and round, nearer and nearer to the horrible edge of the whirlpool.
我们一圈一圈地转，离可怕的漩涡边缘越来越近。
Disputes in the whirlpool of love.
纠葛于爱情的漩涡。
The whirlpool sucked down the boat.
漩涡把小船吸进去了。