eddies

基本解释

In the past these escaped eddies likely brought the first great white sharks into the Mediterranean.
过去带着第一批大白鲨到地中海的很可能是这些逃离的涡流。
When the submersible heads at an angle into the oncoming flow, the pressure sensors detect the formation of eddies and start the small cylinders spinning.
当潜水器以一定的角度接近当前水流时，压力传感器检测到涡流的形成，并启动气缸开始旋转。
In the past these escaped eddies likely brought the first great white sharks into the Mediterranean. If these leaks get bigger, however, what else are they capable of doing?
过去带着第一批大白鲨到地中海的很可能是这些逃离的涡流。但是，如果这些逃离的涡流变大，他们还能干些什么呢？

Schumpeter's eyes were not on the mainstream but on the turbulent eddies on the sides.
FORBES: Magazine Article
She moves restlessly this way and that, struggling to follow the wheeling eddies of the affray.
NPR: Ronan Bennett: From Prisoner to Writer
The vortex generators themselves are pins or vanes that protrude from the surface and set up microscopic eddies in the boundary layer.
ECONOMIST: The turbulent world of swimming

An eddy is a movement in water or in the air that goes around and around instead of flowing in one continuous direction.