maelstromEnglish → ChineseOxford English–Chinesemaelstrom /BrE ˈmeɪlstrəm , AmE ˈmeɪlˌstrɑm, ˈmeɪlˌstrəm / noun 1 literary (turbulence) 混乱; the maelstrom of war 战乱; a political maelstrom 政治动乱 2 (whirlpool) 大漩涡