vortex
noun
uk/ˈvɔː.teks/us/ˈvɔːr.teks/pluralvortexesorvorticesuk/-tɪ.siːz/us/-tə-/[C]environmentspecialized
amassofairorwaterthatspinsaround veryfastandpullsobjectsintoitsemptycentre
旋涡;涡流[Cusually singular]literary
adangerousorbadsituationin which youbecomemore and moreinvolvedand from which you cannotescape:
(困境的)旋涡I wassuckedintoa vortexofdespair.我被卷入了绝望的旋涡里。
Wind & winds
- air pocket
- anemometer
- blast
- blowy
- breeze
- chinook
- dust devil
- hurricane
- jet stream
- leeward
- prevailing
- sigh
- sirocco
- sou'wester
- southwester
- squall
- the Coriolis effect
- tornado
- weathercock
- westerly
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Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences