spirals

英 [ˈspaɪrəlz]

美 [ˈspaɪrəlz]

n.  螺旋形; 螺旋式; 逐渐加速上升(或下降)
v.  螺旋式上升(或下降); 盘旋上升(或下降); 急剧增长
spiral的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 spiraling, spiraled


• N-COUNT 螺旋(形)
  Aspiralis a shape which winds round and round, with each curve above or outside the previous one.
  1. Spiralis also an adjective.
     
  2. ...a spiral staircase.
     螺旋形楼梯
• V-ERG (使)盘旋着生长(或移动)
  If somethingspiralsoris spiralledsomewhere, it grows or moves in a spiral curve.
  1. Vines spiraled upward toward the roof...
     藤蔓盘旋着朝屋顶方向生长。
  2. ...a bullet spiralling out of a gun barrel...
     从枪管里飞旋而出的子弹
  3. A joss stick spiralled smoke.
     一柱线香青烟袅袅。
  4. Spiralis also a noun.
     
  5. Larks were rising in spirals from the ridge.
     云雀从山脊上盘旋着飞起。
• VERB (数量、水平)急遽增长
  If an amount or levelspirals, it rises quickly and at an increasing rate.
  1. Production costs began to spiral.
     生产成本开始急遽上升。
  2. ...a spiralling trend of violence...
     暴力急遽上升的态势
  3. The divorce rate is spiralling upwards.
     离婚率正急遽上升。
  4. Spiralis also a noun.
     
  5. ...an inflationary spiral.
     急遽加快的通货膨胀
  6. ...a spiral of debt.
     债务激增
• VERB (数量、水平)急遽变化
  If an amount or levelspiralsdownwards, it falls quickly and at an increasing rate.
  1. House prices will continue to spiral downwards.
     房价将继续暴跌。

双语例句

• A half-mile trail winds past lava boulders incised with mysterious markings from the past: turtles, warriors, fish, and enigmatic spirals.
  半英里径风切过去，熔岩、巨石与神秘的标记，从过去到现在有：海龟，勇士，鱼，和神秘的螺旋。
• It kind of goes twice around the z axis, but spirals up and then down.
  它绕z轴转了两圈，螺旋上升然后下降。
• It uses swimlanes instead of spirals to represent evolutions and rectangular solids instead of cylinders to depict iterations.
  它使用泳道代替螺旋来表示演进，并且用长方体代替圆柱来描述迭代。
• However, there is little evidence of wage-price spirals in the developing world.
  不过，几乎没有证据表明发展中国家的工资成本上升。
• Each of the spirals of light resolved into points.
  每一束螺旋光都分解成了光点。
• This kind of negative thinking spirals out of control quickly.
  这类消极思维会很快地失去控制。
• Moving in curves or spirals.
  以曲线或螺旋式移动的。
• Monetary inflation spirals inexorably on.
  通货膨胀使物价节节上涨。
• To form concentric rings or spirals.
  绕成盘状形成同心环或螺旋线。
• The desert floor is covered with thousands of lines, geometrical figures and hundreds of pictures and spirals& like a leaf from a sketchbook.
  这片荒漠上有着数以千计的线条、几何图形和数百的图画及螺旋形线条&犹如写生簿中的一页。