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spiral

美 [ˈspaɪrəl]英 [ˈspaɪrəl]
  • adj.螺旋形的;螺旋式的
  • n.螺旋形;螺旋式;逐渐加速上升(或下降)
  • vi.螺旋式上升(或下降);盘旋上升(或下降);急剧增长

复数: spirals 派生词: spirally adv. 过去式: spiralled 现在分词: spiralling 过去分词: spiralled 第三人称单数: spirals

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noun

1

螺旋形;螺旋式
a shape or design, consisting of a continuous curved line that winds around a central point, with each curve further away from the centre

The birds circled in a slow spiral above the house.

鸟儿在房子上空缓缓盘旋。

2

逐渐加速上升(或下降)
a continuous harmful increase or decrease in sth, that gradually gets faster and faster

the destructive spiral of violence in the inner cities

市中心贫民区日益严重的暴力行为

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

adj.

螺旋形的;螺旋式的
moving in a continuous curve that winds around a central point

A snail's shell is spiral in form.

蜗牛壳呈螺旋形。

verb

【不规则形式】-ll- NAmE usually -l-
1

螺旋式上升(或下降);盘旋上升(或下降)
to move in continuous circles, going upwards or downwards

The plane spiralled down to the ground.

飞机盘旋降落。

2

急剧增长
to increase rapidly

the spiralling cost of health care

急剧上涨的医疗费用

Prices are spiralling out of control.

物价飞涨,失去控制。

3

急剧减少
to decrease rapidly

spiral

频次

  • 2
    N-COUNT 螺旋(形)
    A spiral is a shape which winds round and round, with each curve above or outside the previous one.

    See also:Spiral is also an adjective.

  • 3
    V-ERG (使)盘旋着生长(或移动)
    If something spirals or is spiralled somewhere, it grows or moves in a spiral curve.

    Vines spiraled upward toward the roof...

    藤蔓盘旋着朝屋顶方向生长。

  • 4
    VERB (数量、水平)急遽增长
    If an amount or level spirals, it rises quickly and at an increasing rate.

    Production costs began to spiral.

    生产成本开始急遽上升。

  • 5
    VERB (数量、水平)急遽变化
    If an amount or level spirals downwards, it falls quickly and at an increasing rate.

    House prices will continue to spiral downwards.

    房价将继续暴跌。

noun

1
flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
2
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
a coil of rope
Synonym: coil volute whorl helix
3
ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
Synonym: volute
4
a continuously accelerating change in the economy
5
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
6
a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
Synonym: helix

verb

1
to wind or move in a spiral course
the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
black smoke coiling up into the sky
the young people gyrated on the dance floor
Synonym: gyrate coil
2
move in a spiral or zigzag course
Synonym: corkscrew
3
form a spiral
The path spirals up the mountain

adj

1
in the shape of a coil
Synonym: coiling helical spiraling volute voluted whorled turbinate

数据来源:WordNet

  1. The charged particles move in spiral paths .

    这些带电的粒子在螺旋形的轨道中移动。

  2. A snails shell is spiral in form .

    蜗牛的外壳形状是螺旋形的。

  3. Our economy is in an inflationary spiral of wage and price increases .

    我们的经济处于工资和物价交互上涨的循环中。

  4. A snail 's shell is spiral in form .

    蜗牛壳呈螺旋形。

  5. The birds circled in a slow spiral above the house .

    鸟儿在房子上空缓缓盘旋。

  6. Prices are spiralling out of control .

    物价飞涨,失去控制。

  7. She was trapped in a downward spiral of personal unhappiness .

    她陷入了个人不幸的旋涡难以自拔。

  8. The plane spiralled down to the ground .

    飞机盘旋降落。

  9. The process is not a circle but rather a spiral

    这个过程不是一个圆周运动而是螺旋上升型的。

  10. Production costs began to spiral .

    生产成本开始急遽上升。

  11. Each of the spirals of light resolved into points .

    每一束螺旋光都分解成了光点。

  12. House prices will continue to spiral downwards .

    房价将继续暴跌。

  13. The spiral of terrorism becomes never-ending .

    恐怖主义活动没完没了,不断升级。

  14. The divorce rate is spiralling upwards .

    离婚率正急遽上升。

  15. A joss stick spiralled smoke .

    一柱线香青烟袅袅。

  16. Monetary inflation spirals inexorably on .

    通货膨胀使物价节节上涨。

  17. The motorcade spiralled up the mountain .

    车队沿山路盘旋而上。

  18. The smoke spiralled up .

    烟盘旋上升。

  19. The stairs spiralled round the central pillar .

    阶梯绕着中间的石柱蜗旋而上。

  20. As the mountain path spirals up , the beauty of the scene fills one with enchantment .

    山路盘旋而上,风景优美,引人入胜。

  21. The production in this factory is spiral .

    这个厂的产量呈盘旋上升。

  22. Their profits began to spiral down disastrously .

    他们的利润开始螺旋形地急剧下降。

  23. A negative spiral ( or vicious cycle ) occurs when the spiraling has an increasingly disintegrative effect .

    当螺旋有着越来越合为一体的影响的时候,螺旋式增长会发生

  24. The sluggish cream wound curdling spirals through her tea .

    黏糊糊的奶油在她的红茶里弯弯曲曲地凝结成螺旋形

  25. Other types of millipedes may curl into a looser , sloppier spiral or form a neat ball .

    在同样情况下,其他种类的千足虫可能会蜷缩成较为松散的螺旋形圆盘,或者形成溜圆的圆球

  26. A hopeless gambler whose passion for the game greatly exceeds his ability to win , Alexy finds himself spiralling out of control .

    作为一个绝望的赌徒,阿列克谢参赌的热情远超他能赢的能力,他发现自己迅速失控了。与此同时,将军家也处于破产边缘,绝望地等待着富有的女主人的死亡。

  27. The 2022 Olympic torch spirals upward to resemble two overlapping rising flames , with the outer one plated in silver to produce a striking contrast .

    2022年冬奥会火炬旋转上升,如双色“飞舞丝带”重叠,内部的红色丝带如火焰升起,与外部的银色丝带形成强烈的反差效果。

  28. Development and Research of New Typical Conical Degree Spiral Packing

    新型锥度螺旋填料开发与研究

  29. Test Study on Strength of Spiral Tube with Thick Wall

    厚壁螺旋管强度试验研究

  30. The Working Principle Analysis of the New Type Cone Spiral Vane Pump

    新型锥形螺旋叶片泵的工作原理分析

  • 短语动词

以下资源来自牛津词典

spiral down/downward

急剧减少
to decrease rapidly

同义词

vi.

zoom

n.

swirl