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spiral/ˈspair(ə)l/ adj., n. & v.●adj. 1 winding about a centre in an enlarging or decreasing continuous circular motion, either on a flat plane or rising in a cone; coiled 螺旋形的 2 winding continuously along or as if along a cylinder, like the thread of a screw 盘旋的 ●n. 1 a plane or three-dimensional spiral curve 螺旋 2 a spiral spring 螺旋弹簧 3 a spiral formation in a shell etc. (贝壳等上的)螺旋形 4 a spiral galaxy 螺旋星系 5 a progressive rise or fall of prices, wages, etc., each responding to an upward or downward stimulus provided by the other (价格、工资等的)不断上升(或下降) a spiral of rising prices and wages 不断上涨的价格和工资 ●v. (spiralled, spiralling; US [美] spiraled, spiraling) 1 intr. move in a spiral course, esp. upwards or downwards 螺旋式移动，(尤指)盘旋升降 2 tr. make spiral 使成螺旋形 3 intr. esp. Econ. (of prices, wages, etc.) rise or fall, esp. rapidly (cf. 参见 sense 5 of n.) (尤)【经】(价格、工资等) (尤指快速)上升(或下降) □ spirality /-ˈræliti/ n.□ spirally adv.[French spiral or medieval Latin spiralis (as SPIRE2)] |