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A large and violent whirlpool. / (figuratively) A chaotic or turbulent situation.

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maelstrom

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maelstrom

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈmeɪ.jəlˌstɹəm/

Noun

figuratively

A large and violent whirlpool. / (figuratively) A chaotic or turbulent situation.

Japanese Meaning

巨大で激しい渦巻き（水の渦） / 比喩的に、混沌とした混乱状態

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The small fishing boat was drawn into the maelstrom despite the captain's desperate efforts to steer away.

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小さな漁船は、船長が必死に操舵して逃れようとしたにもかかわらず、大きく激しい渦に引き込まれた。

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A large and violent whirlpool.

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(figuratively) A chaotic or turbulent situation.

It was of Jean Paul's doing: some single billow in that vast World-Mahlstrom of Humour, with its heaven-kissing coruscations, which is now, alas, all congealed in the frost of death!

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maelstroms

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