1N-COUNT 漩涡 A whirlpool is a small area in a river or the sea where the water is moving quickly round and round, so that objects floating near it are pulled into its centre. 漩涡
2N-COUNT [usually singular, with supplement, usually NOUNof n](很多不愉快或复杂事情构成的)漩涡 You can describe a situation in which a lot of unpleasant or complicated things are happening, and from which it is very difficult to escape, as a whirlpool . (很多不愉快或复杂事情构成的)漩涡
They felt they were being sucked into a whirlpool of publicity.
他们觉得好像陷入了一个宣传的漩涡中。
She became caught in a whirlpool of hate.
她陷入了仇恨的漩涡。
3N-COUNT [usually NOUN n]涡旋浴池 A whirlpool bath or a whirlpool is a bath that is specially designed so that the water moves round and round. 涡旋浴池