n.大漩渦；大動亂

The maelstrom sucked in the canoe. 大漩渦吞沒了獨木舟。

The canoe was tossed about in the maelstrom. 獨木舟在旋渦之中搖晃打轉(zhuǎn)。

They were being sucked into the maelstrom of war. 他們就要被卷入戰(zhàn)亂之中。

She was drawn into a maelstrom of revolutionary events. 她被卷入革命事件的洪流中。