单词 | spiral |
释义 | spiral¹ 1.(twisting shape)螺旋形;旋涡状 Spirals of blue smoke began to rise from the piles of twigs.缕缕青烟开始从树枝堆上袅袅升起。 2.【数】螺线 3.=helix, 1 4.(trend)持续的改善(或恶化);(价格等的)螺旋式上升(或下降) Rising crime sent the island into a spiral of decline.犯罪率的上升使该岛的情况持续恶化。 a wage-price spiral工资–物价的螺旋上升 a downward spiral持续恶化;螺旋式下降 Our relationship went into a downward spiral.我们的关系持续恶化。 The economy was on a downward spiral.经济状况持续恶化。 an upward spiral持续改善;螺旋式上升 the inflationary spiral螺旋式通胀 5.【航空】盘旋 spiral² 螺旋形的 a glass with a green spiral pattern有绿色螺旋图案的玻璃杯 spiral³🄰 vi. 1.(rise rapidly)prices, costs +持续大幅上升 Production costs began to spiral.生产成本开始持续大幅上升。 to spiral out of control prices, costs +失控攀升;急剧上升 Costs can quickly spiral out of control.价格可能会迅速攀升, 失去控制。 problem, situation, events +失控恶化 Police now fear the problem is spiralling out of control.警方现在害怕问题会急剧恶化, 失去控制。 2.(curve)呈螺旋形 3.(move)盘旋 The glider spiralled to earth and caught fire.滑翔机盘旋落地, 起了火。 to spiral towards sth + disaster加速陷入某事物 as the company spiralled towards bankruptcy随着公司加速陷入破产的境地 🄱 vt. <罕>使呈螺旋形;使盘旋 Phrasal Verbsspiral down,spiral downward,spiral downwards,spiral up,spiral upward,spiral upwards |
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