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

• Such S0 galaxies, with disks like spirals and large bulges like ellipticals, are called'lenticular'galaxies.
  这种有盘旋结构和像椭圆的凸起结构的“S0”型星系被称作“两面凸”星系。
• 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。
• Here, in his poems of the1920s and1930s, winding stairs, spinning tops," gyres," spirals of all kinds, are important symbols;
  在他1920年代和1930年代的诗歌中，旋梯、陀螺、漩涡，各种各样的螺旋形，是重要的象征。
• The cross-border m& a and economic globalization have been developed in spirals, and the spiral trends will continue.
  跨国并购和经济全球化的发展并非一帆风顺，但“螺旋性上升”的趋势不会终结。
• Instead, with no control at all, the airship spirals off into the darkness of space, the distant stars gleaming at it silently.
  它完全失去了控制，旋转着冲入外层空间的黑暗中，遥远的群星注视着它，沉默。
• Sometimes he crossed his arms and leaned on his hoe, and slowly descended the endless spirals of revery.
  有时，他双手倚在锄柄上，随着思想的无底的回旋，往深处慢慢寻思。
• Holographic time spirals and is not linear in nature.
  全息的时间性质是螺旋而不是直线的。
• Second, this escalating homogeneity inevitably spirals into conflict and violence, because soon everyone is competing for the same things.
  其次，这种不断增强的同质化趋势会不可避免地螺旋升级，造成冲突和暴力，因为很快每个人都会开始争抢同样的东西。
• Each of the spirals of light resolved into points.
  每一束螺旋光都分解成了光点。
• Moving in curves or spirals.
  以曲线或螺旋式移动的。