maw
noun [ C ] literary uk/mɔː/ us/mɑː/
（凶猛动物的）口部，嘴巴
the mouth of a fierce (= frightening) animal
the lion's maw 狮子的嘴
无底洞，深渊
something that seems to surround and absorb everything near it
She fears that the matter will simply be swallowed up by the maw of bureaucracy. 她害怕这件事只会被官僚体制的无底洞所吞没。