柯林斯詞典whirlpool /?w??l?pu?l/ (whirlpools) 1. N-COUNT A whirlpool is a small area in a river or the sea where the water is moving quickly around and around, so that objects floating near it are pulled into its centre. 漩渦 返回 whirlpool劍橋詞典a small area of the sea or other water in which there is a powerful , circular current of water that can pull objects down into its centre 漩渦 返回 whirlpool