After her divorce, she was caught in a vortex of emotional and financial troubles.

vortex 来自拉丁语，原意是"旋转、涡流"。在物理学中指"漩涡"，比喻中用来形容"难以摆脱的困境或混乱状态"。这个词形象地描绘了人被各种问题缠绕、难以脱身的处境。