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vortex n.漩涡；旋风 (1) 他被卷入政治的漩涡中。(2) 这些细枝末节却是导致漩涡形成的主因。(3) 在世界事务的漩涡中,他们的斗争几乎无人知晓。 If you picture a whirlpool spinning and draining like water out of a bathtub, you'll get a pretty good impression of what a vortex looks like. Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz found out first-hand the meaning of vortex as she and her house whirled around in the funnel cloud of a tornado. In a figurative sense, vortex can be used to tell about something that seems like it is whirling out of control, all consuming, or chaotic. This may include exam week, your relationships, or your life in general.

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英 ['vɔːteks] 美 ['vɔːrteks] (1) He was drawn into the vortex of politics.(2) Those little nothings are the main cause for the vortex.(3) In the vortex of world affairs their struggle was hardly noticeable. Think vortex and picture a tornado or whirlpool — swirling around, causing destruction. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]（风或水流形成的）漩涡，涡流 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.极地涡旋是冬季风形成的一个风系。...the spiralling vortex airflow that slows the plane.使飞机减速的螺旋形气流涡旋2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（局势的）漩涡；无法控制的处境 If you refer to a situation as a vortex, you feel that you are being forced into it without being able to prevent it.   [usu sing]When marriages break down children are swept into the vortex of their parents' embittered emotions.当婚姻破裂时，孩子们也被卷进父母感情日益恶化的漩涡中。...a self-destructive vortex of alcoholic binges and blackouts.纵酒狂欢和醒来时什么都不记得的自毁漩涡

英语单词	vortex
英美音标	英 ['vɔːteks] 美 ['vɔːrteks]
中文释义	n.漩涡；旋风
英语例句	(1) He was drawn into the vortex of politics. (2) Those little nothings are the main cause for the vortex. (3) In the vortex of world affairs their struggle was hardly noticeable.
中文例句	(1) 他被卷入政治的漩涡中。 (2) 这些细枝末节却是导致漩涡形成的主因。 (3) 在世界事务的漩涡中,他们的斗争几乎无人知晓。
vocabulary简明	Think vortex and picture a tornado or whirlpool — swirling around, causing destruction.
vocabulary扩展	If you picture a whirlpool spinning and draining like water out of a bathtub, you'll get a pretty good impression of what a vortex looks like. Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz found out first-hand the meaning of vortex as she and her house whirled around in the funnel cloud of a tornado. In a figurative sense, vortex can be used to tell about something that seems like it is whirling out of control, all consuming, or chaotic. This may include exam week, your relationships, or your life in general.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（风或水流形成的）漩涡，涡流 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. 极地涡旋是冬季风形成的一个风系。 ...the spiralling vortex airflow that slows the plane. 使飞机减速的螺旋形气流涡旋 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（局势的）漩涡；无法控制的处境 If you refer to a situation as a vortex, you feel that you are being forced into it without being able to prevent it. [usu sing] When marriages break down children are swept into the vortex of their parents' embittered emotions. 当婚姻破裂时，孩子们也被卷进父母感情日益恶化的漩涡中。 ...a self-destructive vortex of alcoholic binges and blackouts. 纵酒狂欢和醒来时什么都不记得的自毁漩涡

Vortex Picture Whirlpool Water N Count 可数名词 英 Vɔːteks] 美

Vortex Picture Whirlpool Water N Count 可数名词英 Vɔːteks] 美