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大动乱;极度混乱状态；混乱不堪
If you describe a situation as a maelstrom, you mean that it is very confused or violent.
例句
...the maelstrom of ethnic hatreds and vendetta politics...
种族仇恨与政治宿怨造成的大动乱
Inside, she was a maelstrom of churning emotions.
她心中的情感似波涛汹涌，起伏不定。