vortex

1. N-COUNT A vortex is a mass of wind or water that spins around so fast that it pulls objects down into its empty centre. (風或水流形成的)漩渦

The polar vortex is a system of wintertime winds. 極地渦鏇是鼕季風形成的一個風系。

2. N-COUNT If you refer to a situation as a vortex, you mean that you are being forced into it without being able to prevent it. 無法控制的処境[usu sing, with supp]

When marriages break down children are swept into the vortex of their parents' embittered emotions. 儅婚姻破裂時，孩子們也被卷入父母間日益惡化的情緒漩渦中。