They felt they were being sucked into a whirlpool of publicity...是什么意思？

They felt they were being sucked into a whirlpool of publicity...

他们觉得好像陷入了一个宣传的漩涡中。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

felt

n. 毛毡；v. 摸索( feel的过去式和过去分词 )，触，深感，以为；

例句
She felt as if his words had granted her absolution.
她感觉他的那番话好似给她下了道赦令。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

being

n. 存在，生物，人，要素，本质；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

sucked

v. 吸，吮( suck的过去式和过去分词 )，舐，吮吸；

例句
His advisers are rightfully hesitant to let the United States be sucked into the conflict.
他的顾问们都理所当然地有所犹豫，不愿让美国卷入冲突之中。

into

prep. （表示方向）进入…中，（表示所属）输入，（表示状态）进入…状态，（表示时间）持续到；

例句
By 1838, the abolitionists had shamed parliament into ending slavery in British colonies...
到1838年，废奴主义者迫使议会出于道德压力而废除了英国殖民地的奴隶制。

whirlpool

n. 漩涡，涡流，混乱，纷乱；

例句
They felt they were being sucked into a whirlpool of publicity...
他们觉得好像陷入了一个宣传的漩涡中。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

publicity

n. 公众信息，宣传效用，宣传，公诸于众的状况；

例句
This publicity cuts both ways. It focuses on us as well as on them.
这种宣传有利也有弊。它使得人们关注我们，同样也关注了他们。