Vortex
[ 'vɔ:teks ]
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n. [航]涡流;[物]涡旋;（动乱，争论等的）中心;旋风;
📝 例句
drawn helplessly into the vortex of society, party politics, etc
不由自主卷入社会、 党派斗争等的旋涡里.
vortex spinning
涡流纺纱
In the vortex of world affairs their struggle was hardly noticeable.
在世界事务的漩涡中，他们的斗争几乎没有引人注目。
The pricipal objective in designing cyclones is to create a vortex.
设计旋风除尘器的主要目的在于造成涡旋运动。
point vortex
点涡
🌱 联想助记
【记】谐音“涡太可死”:飓风旋涡太历害可把人呑进风眼再摔到地上致死
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
vortex
n
(pl 复数作 ~es or, in scientific use, 科技用语复数作 -tices )
1 [C] whirling mass of water, air, etc, as in a whirlpool or whirlwind （水、 空气等的）涡流, 涡旋, 旋涡, 旋风.
2 [sing] (fig 比喻) social group, profession, etc seen as sth that swallows those who approach it; whirl of activity可将周围的人卷入的社会集团、 职业等; 活动的旋涡
drawn helplessly into the vortex of society, party politics, etc 不由自主卷入社会、 党派斗争等的旋涡里.
🔁 扩展释义
*['vɒ:teks]n. 旋涡, 旋风, 涡流【化】 涡旋【医】 涡相关词组: be sucdked into the vortex of be drawn into the vortex of
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I'm sorry but tonight you can borrow the car.
很抱歉现在不行，但是晚上你可以借用这车子。
The lumberjack sweats as he cuts down a tree.
伐木工人边砍树边擦汗。
I simply don't know. He may have plans, but he hasn't yet spoken to me about them.
我一点儿都不知道。他也许有计划，但他还没跟我谈他的想法呢。