maelstrom
/ˈmeɪlstrɒm/noun
1- a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river大漩涡。
1.1
- figurative a scene or state of confused and violent movement or upheaval〈喻〉混乱; 纷乱; 动乱：
the train station was a maelstrom of crowds
火车站里挤满了你推我搡的人群, 乱哄哄的
a maelstrom of violence and recrimination.
一场暴力与相互攻击的纷争。
词源
late 17th cent.: from early modern Dutch （denoting a mythical whirlpool supposed to exist in the Arctic Ocean, west of Norway）, from maalen 'grind, whirl' + stroom 'stream'.