vortex

noun

/ˈvɔːteks/

/ˈvɔːrteks/

(plural vortexes, vortices

/ˈvɔːtɪsiːz/

/ˈvɔːrtɪsiːz/

)

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(specialist) a mass of air, water, etc. that turns round and round very fast and pulls things into its centre低涡；涡旋；旋涡 synonym whirlpool, whirlwind
(literary) a very powerful feeling or situation that you cannot avoid or escape from感情（或局势）的旋涡
- They were caught up in a whirling vortex of emotion.他们陷入了感情旋涡。

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin vortex, vortic-, literally ‘eddy’, variant of vertex.