vortex

🇺🇸 /ˈvɔːrteks/ 🇬🇧 /ˈvɔːteks/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP20000
noun
R

A spinning mass that sucks things in, like water going down a drain.

The ship was pulled into the vortex and disappeared beneath the waves.

船隻被捲入漩渦,消失在波濤之下。

R

A situation that is very strong and hard to get away from.

The scandal created a vortex of negative publicity that the company couldn't escape.

這起醜聞製造了一個公司無法逃脫的負面輿論漩渦。

translation

n. 漩渦

詞形變化

Plural vortices