maelstrom
漩涡,大漩涡,漩涡效应,漩涡风暴
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Definitions
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- : a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool.
- : a restless, disordered, or tumultuous state of affairs: the maelstrom of early morning traffic.
- : a famous hazardous whirlpool off the NW coast of Norway.
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Examples
They suspected that one particular geometric trait might allow electrons to swirl into exotic maelstroms that behave in an entirely novel manner.
Facing the toxic maelstrom of the presidential election and many divisive state and local contests, teachers across the country find themselves rethinking how — or even whether — to provide lessons on America’s political selection process.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong started a maelstrom when he said his company would engage “minimally” around politics.
In the midst of a maelstrom, these technologies—among them social media, mobile apps, analytics, and cloud computing—help communities cope with the pandemic and learn crucial lessons.
Amid the maelstrom of negative news about the dangers of misinformation and the exploitation of private data, it’s easy to lose sight of how technology can help the greater cause.
And it merely delayed the apocalyptic maelstrom that followed rather than preventing it.
Within this maelstrom of mendacity lies an urgent film that dares to convey the black experience in America: Dear White People.
Ruffalo, who plays his brother, is great as the steady hand amid a maelstrom of emotion.
The blast was a stupefying white flash followed by a body-shaking howl, and it was the cue for a maelstrom of metallic shrieks.
I directed the 15th episode, which was right in the middle of a maelstrom of shooting and cutting The Divide.