| 释义 |
vortex /'vxteks; , vorteks/ n (pl ~es or vortices /-tisi: z; -ti,siz/) 1 mass of whirling fluid or wind, esp a whirlpool.水漩; 旋风; (尤指) 漩涡。 2 (fig) whirl of activity; system, pursuit, viewed as sth that tends to absorb things, engross those who engage in it: (喻) 忙碌纷乱; 被认为会把事物和参加者卷入的制度或活动： be drawn into the ~ of politics/-war; 发卷入政治 (战争) 的漩涡; the ~ of social life/pleasure. 忙碌纷乱的社交活动 (游乐) 。 |