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tail·spin /ˈteɪlspɪn/ n. | vi.
I n.
1. 【空】尾旋，尾螺旋
His plane went into a tailspin when his motor failed to work. 发动机发生故障时，他的飞机打着尾旋开始跌落。
2. 〈口〉失控状态，混乱；慌乱
The country's economy was already in a tailspin before the invasion. 在入侵之前该国经济已经直线跌落。
Things have gone into a terrible tailspin for him. 对他说来情势变得糟透了。
a bad psychological tailspin 急剧的心理崩溃
II (-spun /-spʌn/; -spin·ning)
vi.
(飞机)打着尾旋跌落；直线跌落
tailspin into a downer 一下陷入沮丧
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