| 单词 | spiral |
| 释义 | spiral nounadjective | verb + spiral | preposition adjective➤vicious恶性循环▸➤downward, upward螺旋式下降／上升➤deflationary, inflationary通货紧缩／通货膨胀恶性循环▸➤wage-price工资和物价的交替上涨➤death (name, figurative) 死亡漩涡◆the company has entered a death spiral.这个公司已经进入了死亡的漩涡。verb + spiral➤create, trigger建立／触发螺旋式上升◆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。➤continue继续螺旋式下降◆the economy continued its downward spiral.经济继续其螺旋式下降的走势。➤halt, stop制止螺旋式上升／下降preposition➤spiral of⋯不断的急剧上升◆to halt the vicious downward spiral of drug abuse制止药物滥用的恶性发展趋势 spiral /spaɪrəl/ noun [countable] a continuous harmful increase or decrease in sth, that gradually gets faster and faster 螺旋式上升或下降；恶性循环◆a downward spiral in share prices 股票价格的螺旋式下跌◆measures to control an inflationary spiral 控制通货膨胀恶性循环的措施◆executive pay has continued its upward spiral. 高层管理人员的薪水持续螺旋式上涨。⨁ to continue / fall into / lead to / start a spiral继续／陷入／导致／引发恶性循环 ⨁ to halt / stop a spiral中止／停止恶性循环 wage-price spiral spiral /spaɪrəl/ verb [intransitive] (-ll-, name usually -l-) (usually used with an adverb or a preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to increase rapidly 快速增长；螺旋式上升◆prices are spiralling out of control. 价格飞涨失去控制。◆spiralling costs/debts 飞涨的成本；快速增加的债务 ●spiral down/downwardsto decrease rapidly 快速下降◆their shares have continued to spiral downwards. 他们的股票持续快速下跌。☞ spiral☞ spiralspiral /spaɪrəl/ [uncountable] a continuous harmful increase in sth, that gradually gets faster and faster螺旋式上升（指有害的持续加速增长）◆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？◆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。ⓘ spiral can also be used to talk about a similar harmful decrease in sth. * spiral 亦可指类似的有害的下降◆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。spiral /spaɪrəl/ (-ll-, name usually -l-) [intransitive] (disapproving) to increase quickly in level or amount（水平或数量）急剧增长◆prices are spiralling out of control.物价飞涨，失去了控制。ⓘ spiral is nearly always used with a negative meaning. * spiral 几乎总是含有消极意义◆spiralling debt / price / budget deficit激增的债务；飞涨的物价；急剧上升的预算赤字to spiral down/downwards is to decrease rapidly. * spiral down/downwards 表示急剧下降◆shares in the company continued to spiral downwards.公司的股价继续急剧下跌。spiral/ˈspaɪrəl ||; ˈspaɪrəl/noun [c] a long curved line that moves round and round away from a central point 螺旋形 spiral adj a spiral staircase 螺旋式楼梯 spiral verb [i] (spiralling;spiralled (us 美) spiraling;spiraled)spiralsee ⇨ increase 4 ⇨ turn 1 spiraladj:◇a spiral staircase 盘梯，螺旋状楼梯 ☞ spiral¹☞ spiral² |
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