vortex

渦、渦巻き

水や空気が速く回り、物を中心に引き込む流れ。

やさしい英語で： A fast-spinning mass of water or air that pulls things towards its centre.

• A vortex formed in the water.
• The leaves spun inside a small vortex of air.
• Two vortices appeared behind the boat.

類義語： whirlpool, whirlwind

よく使う表現： water vortex, air vortex, spinning vortex

混乱の渦

一つの場所や物事を中心に、激しい動きや混乱が集まる状況。

やさしい英語で： A situation full of violent or confused activity centred on one place or thing.

• The square became a vortex of activity.
• She stood at the centre of a vortex of confusion.
• The capital was a vortex of violence during the war.

使い方： vortex of something (The city became a vortex of political unrest.)

類義語： maelstrom, whirlwind

よく使う表現： vortex of violence, vortex of chaos, vortex of activity

渦、悪循環

人や物を引き込み、抜け出すのを難しくするもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that draws people or things into it and makes escape difficult.

• Debt became a vortex she could not escape.
• The family was drawn into a vortex of endless spending.
• He feared the vortex of addiction would swallow his future.

使い方： a vortex of something (He was caught in a vortex of debt.)

よく使う表現： vortex of debt, vortex of addiction, inescapable vortex