1N-COUNT (风或水流形成的)漩涡,涡流 A vortex is a mass of wind or water that spins round so fast that it pulls objects down into its empty centre. (风或水流形成的)漩涡,涡流
The polar vortex is a system of wintertime winds.
极地涡旋是冬季风形成的一个风系。
...the spiralling vortex airflow that slows the plane.
使飞机减速的螺旋形气流涡旋
2N-COUNT [usually singular](局势的)漩涡;无法控制的处境 If you refer to a situation as a vortex, you feel that you are being forced into it without being able to prevent it. (局势的)漩涡;无法控制的处境
When marriages break down children are swept into the vortex of their parents' embittered emotions. [+ of]
当婚姻破裂时,孩子们也被卷进父母感情日益恶化的漩涡中。
...a self-destructive vortex of alcoholic binges and blackouts.