noun · An area or situation particularly badly affected by a crisis, scandal, or economic turmoil.

随着金融危机蔓延，该地区成为了全球经济衰退的暴风圈。

noun · The region exposed to winds of force 7 or higher during a typhoon or tropical storm.

随着台风逐渐靠近，沿海省份已进入了暴风圈。