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Spiral 例:...A Spiralling Verb Amount Level Quickly Increasing

单词 spiral
音标
英[ˈspaɪrəl] 美[ˈspaɪrəl]
解释
n.螺旋(线);旋涡;螺旋形物;(足球运动的)旋球;v.使成螺旋形;螺旋式的上升(或下降盘旋上升(或下降);adj.螺旋形的;盘旋的;盘旋上升的;
例句

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

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.
例:Vines spiraled upward toward the roof...藤蔓盘旋着朝屋顶方向生长。
例:...a bullet spiralling out of a gun barrel...从枪管里飞旋而出的子弹

VERB
(数量、水平)急遽增长
If an amount or level spirals, it rises quickly and at an increasing rate.
例:Production costs began to spiral.生产成本开始急遽上升。
例:...a spiralling trend of violence...暴力急遽上升的态势

VERB
(数量、水平)急遽变化
If an amount or level spirals downwards, it falls quickly and at an increasing rate.
例:House prices will continue to spiral downwards.房价将继续暴跌。
变形
third:spirals~done:spiralled~pl:spirals~adv:spirally~ing:spiralling~past:spiralled~

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