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Spiral Spiralling Curve Spiralled   [V Continuous Spiraled Winds

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spiral ★★☆☆☆
/spa͟ɪ͟ərəl/
in AM, use 美国英语用 spiraling, spiraled
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]螺旋(形) A spiral is a shape which winds round and round, with each curve above or outside the previous one.
  [ADJ n]
  • Spiral is also an adjective.
    • ...a spiral staircase.

      螺旋形楼梯

  • 2
    [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)盘旋着生长(或移动) If something spirals or is spiralled somewhere, it grows or moves in a spiral curve.
      [V adv/prep]
      [V n]
      [Also V]
      [with supp]
  • Vines spiraled upward toward the roof...

    藤蔓盘旋着朝屋顶方向生长。

  • ...a bullet spiralling out of a gun barrel...

    从枪管里飞旋而出的子弹

  • A joss stick spiralled smoke.

    一柱线香青烟袅袅。

  • Spiral is also a noun.
    • Larks were rising in spirals from the ridge.

      云雀从山脊上盘旋着飞起。

  • 3
    [VERB 动词](数量、水平)急遽增长 If an amount or level spirals, it rises quickly and at an increasing rate.
      [V]
      [V -ing]
      [V adv/prep]
  • Production costs began to spiral.

    生产成本开始急遽上升。

  • ...a spiralling trend of violence...

    暴力急遽上升的态势

  • The divorce rate is spiralling upwards.

    离婚率正急遽上升。

  • Spiral is also a noun.
    • ...an inflationary spiral.

      急遽加快的通货膨胀

    • ...a spiral of debt.

      债务激增

  • 4
    [VERB 动词](数量、水平)急遽变化 If an amount or level spirals downwards, it falls quickly and at an increasing rate.
      [V adv/prep]
  • House prices will continue to spiral downwards.

    房价将继续暴跌。


  • Oxford
    spiral / ˈspaɪrəl ; NAmE ˈspaɪrəl /
    noun
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    adjective
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    verb
    spiral spirals spiralled spiraled spiralling spiraling
    noun 1 a 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。 2 a continuous harmful increase or decrease in sth, that gradually gets faster and faster 逐渐加速上升(或下降) the destructive spiral of violence in the inner cities 内城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 spiralof sales 日渐上升╱下降的销售额 adjective moving in a continuous curve that winds around a central point 螺旋形的;螺旋式的 A snail's shell is spiral in form. 蜗牛壳呈螺旋形。 spir·al·ly / ˈspaɪrəli ; NAmE ˈspaɪrəli / adverb verb ( -ll- , NAmE usually -l- ) 1 [intransitive ] (+ adv./prep.) to move in continuous circles, going upwards or downwards 螺旋式上升(或下降);盘旋上升(或下降) The plane spiralled down to the ground. 飞机盘旋降落。 2 [intransitive ] to increase rapidly 急剧增长 the spiralling cost of health care 急剧上涨的医疗费用 + adv./prep. Prices are spiralling out of control. 物价飞涨,失去控制。 PHRASAL VERB ˌspiral ˈdown/ˈdownward to decrease rapidly 急剧减少 spiral / ˈspaɪrəl ; NAmE ˈspaɪrəl / spir·al·ly / ˈspaɪrəli ; NAmE ˈspaɪrəli /
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    spiral1 noun
    spiral2 verb
    spiralspi‧ral1 /ˈspaɪərəl $ ˈspaɪr-/ ●○○ noun [countable]
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    1a line in the form of a curve that winds around a central point, moving further away from the centre all the time2a process, usually a harmful one, in which something gradually but continuously gets worse or betterin/into a spiral Unemployment rose and the city went into a spiral of decline.downward/upward spiral The company is in a downward spiral.3inflationary spiral a situation in which wages and prices rise continuously because the level of inflation is highspiral adjective
    spiral1 noun
    spiral2 verb
    spiralspiral2 verb (past tense and past participle spiralled, present participle spiralling British English, spiraled, spiraling American English) [intransitive]
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    1[always + adverb/preposition] to move in a continuous curve that gets nearer to or further from its central point as it goes roundspiral to/around etc The damaged plane spiralled to the ground.2if a situation spirals, it gets worse, more violent etc in a way that cannot be controlled:  Crime has spiraled out of control.3if debt or the cost of something spirals, it increases quickly in a way that cannot be controlled SYN  escalatespiralling British English,spiraling American English adjective:  the spiralling cost of legal services
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