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单词 spiral
释义 spiral¹ /ˈspaɪərəl/ n.
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 /ˈspaɪərəl/ adj.
螺旋形的

a glass with a green spiral pattern有绿色螺旋图案的玻璃杯

spiral³ /ˈspaɪərəl/(spirals,spiralling,spiralled)(spirals,spiraling,spiraled)<美>
🄰 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。

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。

+ 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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