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大動亂;極度混亂狀態；混亂不堪
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...
種族仇恨與政治宿怨造成的大動亂
Inside, she was a maelstrom of churning emotions.
她心中的情感似波濤洶涌，起伏不定。