| 单词 | vortex |
| 释义 | vortex (vɔːʳteks ) Word forms: vortexes , vortices (vɔːʳtɪsiːz ) 1. countable noun A vortex is a mass of wind or water that spins round so fast that it pulls objects down into its empty centre. The polar vortex is a system of wintertime winds. ...the spiralling vortex air-flow that slows the plane. 2. countable noun [usually singular] If you refer to a situation as a vortex, you feel that you are being forced into it without being able to prevent it. This decision propelled her into a vortex from which there seemed no escape. His country is being dragged closer to the vortex of violence. [+ of] Translations: Chinese: 漩涡 Japanese: 渦巻き |
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