英语词汇“whirlpool”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	whirlpool
释义	whirlpool I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: whirl (II) + pool 1. a. : water moving rapidly in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center into which floating objects may be drawn : eddy, vortex — compare maelstrom b. : a body of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular channel or by the meeting of opposing currents c. : whirlpool bath 2. a. : a confused tumult and bustle : whirl < walking down the gangway into a furious human whirlpool of customs, passport regulations, and bellowing loudspeakers — Wynford Vaughan-Thomas > < the turbulent whirlpool of pioneer politics — American Guide Series: Minnesota > b. : a magnetic or impelling force by which something is or may be pulled under or engulfed < refusing to be drawn into this whirlpool of intrigue — A.D.White > < under their stagnant respectability are whirlpools of evil and passion — Laurent LeSage > < a seething whirlpool of competition and intrigue in which everyone is … unscrupulous — David Cecil > 3. : gurges II. intransitive verb : to eddy or spin around like a whirlpool < the feather … whirlpooled down — Gerald Durrell >
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