spiral
noun /ˈspaɪrəl/
/ˈspaɪrəl/
- enlarge imagea shape or design, consisting of a continuous curved line that winds around a central point, with each curve further away from the centre
螺旋形；螺旋式 - The birds circled in a slow spiral above the house.
鸟儿在房子上空缓缓盘旋。 - A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.
一股螺旋烟从烟囱升起。
- The birds circled in a slow spiral above the house.
- a continuous harmful increase or decrease in something, that gradually gets faster and faster
逐渐加速上升（或下降） - How can we halt the destructive spiral of violence in the inner cities?
我们怎样才能遏止内城区日益严重的破坏性暴力行为？ - measures to control the inflationary spiral
控制日益恶化的通货膨胀的措施 - the upward/downward spiral of sales
日渐上升／下降的销售额 - the vicious spiral of rising wages and prices
工资和物价上涨的恶性循环
Topics Change, cause and effectc1- The economy continued its downward spiral.
经济继续其螺旋式下降的走势。 - There is a risk that the policy may trigger an inflationary spiral.
这一政策有可能引发通货膨胀螺旋式上升的风险。 - to halt the vicious downward spiral of drug abuse
制止药物滥用的恶性发展趋势 - The book gives a harrowing account of a downward spiral of drink, drugs and despair.
这本书对从酗酒、吸毒再到绝望的沉沦之路作了令人心痛的描述。 - The country is caught in a vicious spiral of rising wages and prices.
该国陷入了工资和物价持续上涨的恶性循环之中。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- vicious
- downward
- upward
- …
- create
- trigger
- continue
- …
- spiral of
- How can we halt the destructive spiral of violence in the inner cities?
词源mid 16th cent. (as an adjective): from medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira ‘coil’, from Greek speira ‘a coil’.