whirlpool
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++whirl·pool /ˈwɜːlpuːl $ ˈwɜːrl-/ noun [countable] 1. TTWDNa powerful current of water that spins around and can pull things down into it 漩涡2. (also whirlpool bath) a large bathtub that makes hot water move in strong currents around your body 涡流浴缸3 a whirlpool of emotion/activity etc a very busy situation or a strong emotion, from which it is difficult to escape 感情的旋涡/纷繁的活动等 people who are caught in a whirlpool of grief 沉浸在极度悲伤中的人们
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whirlpool• Outside, there is a sun terrace, small pool, children's pool and whirlpool with sea views.• They hope to build eight single bedrooms with flats for families and a possible leisure complex with a swimming pool and whirlpool.• Its two suites boasted whirlpool baths in which three could sit comfortably and four even more so.• Just like that, she was sucked into the whirlpool that was threatening to swallow the Olympics.• The whirlpools and other necessities are located in a smaller room.whirl·pool nounChineseSyllable
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whirlpool
whirl‧pool /ˈwɜːlpuːl $ ˈwɜːrl-/
noun [countable]
1. a powerful current of water that spins around and can pull things down into it
2. (also whirlpool bath) a large bathtub that makes hot water move in strong currents around your body
3. a whirlpool of emotion/activity etc a very busy situation or a strong emotion, from which it is difficult to escape:
people who are caught in a whirlpool of grief
whirl‧pool /ˈwɜːlpuːl $ ˈwɜːrl-/
noun [countable]1. a powerful current of water that spins around and can pull things down into it
2. (also whirlpool bath) a large bathtub that makes hot water move in strong currents around your body
3. a whirlpool of emotion/activity etc a very busy situation or a strong emotion, from which it is difficult to escape: