spiral

英 ['spaɪrəl] 美 ['spaɪrəl]

• n. 螺旋；螺旋形之物；不断恶化、增加或减少
• v. 螺旋移动；盘旋上升；不断恶化、增加或减少
• adj. 螺旋形的；盘旋的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 螺旋的

   advancing or ascending in a continuous curve that winds round a central point

n. (名词)

1. [C] 螺旋(线)

   spiral line

2. [C] 螺旋式的上升(或下降)

   continuous increase or decrease in two or more quantities alternately because each depends on the other(s)

v. (动词)

1. vi. 盘旋上升(或下降)

   move in a spiral course

2. vi. (物价等)不断急剧地上升(或下降)

   increase or decrease continuously

英英释义

Noun:

1. a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center

2. a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

3. a continuously accelerating change in the economy

4. ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

5. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops;

   "a coil of rope"
   

6. flying downward in a helical path with a large radius

Adjective:

1. in the shape of a coil

Verb:

1. to wind or move in a spiral course;

   "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"
   "black smoke coiling up into the sky"
   "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"
   

2. form a spiral;

   "The path spirals up the mountain"
   

3. move in a spiral or zigzag course

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Society invariably moves forward in a spiral.
   社会的运动总是采取螺旋形前进的。
2. This caused a downward spiral into depression.
   这使经济下滑恶化为经济萧条。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The smoke spiraled upwards.
   那股烟袅袅上升。
2. Prices are still spiralling.
   价格仍然在急剧上涨。
3. Their profits began to spiral down disastrously.
   他们的利润开始螺旋形地急剧下降。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. A snails shell is spiral in form.
   蜗牛的外壳形状是螺旋形的。
2. Her hair was styled into a cascade of spiral curls.
   她的头发被做成了瀑布般的螺旋形鬈发。
3. The steam travels in spiral paths.
   蒸汽是盘旋上升的。
4. The light house has spiral stairs leading to the top.
   塔有个盘旋上升通向塔顶的梯子。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作表语

S+be+～+ prep. -phrase

1. A snail's shell is spiral in form.
   蜗牛壳呈螺旋形。

用作名词 (n.)

1. A coiled spring forms a spiral.
   一条卷起来的弹簧形成一个螺旋形。
2. They ticked off a few specific causes for the price spiral in their country.
   他们列举了他们国内物价螺旋形上升的几个具体原因。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. The falling leaf spiralled to the ground.
   落叶盘旋着飘到了地上。
2. Prices are still spiralling.
   物价仍在急剧上涨。

经典引文

• The peel falls from her..hands in a long pale spiral.

  出自： M. Atwood

• They climbed in long spirals, up into the mountains.

  出自： N. Sherry

• Spiral stone steps worn by a century..of monkish feet.

  出自： A. Burgess

• A narrow stairway spiralled up to the tower.

  出自： R. Macaulay

• All..on board a..Boeing 737 died when it spiralled into the sea.

  出自：Times

• That shadow falling, like a leaf spiralling down.

  出自：New Quarterly (Canada)

• Hope spiralled up from the pit of her stomach.

  出自： fig.

词汇搭配

• spiral galaxy (=spiral n...
• spiral staircase 螺旋梯
• inflationary spiral 恶性通货膨胀...
• bismuth spiral 铋螺线,铋磁探头...
• spiral bit 螺旋钻头,麻花钻头...
• spiral conveyer 螺旋运输机,螺旋输送...
• spiral stairs 螺旋梯,盘梯...
• death spiral 固定轴环绕
• spiral reinforcement 螺旋钢筋
• double spiral 双螺旋线
• spiral agitator 螺旋搅拌器
• spiral auger 螺旋钻
• spiral filament 螺旋形灯丝
• spiral electrode 螺旋形电极
• spiral gear 螺旋齿轮,螺旋形齿轮...
• spiral chute 螺旋斜槽
• equiangular spiral 等角螺旋,等角螺线...
• spiral drill 螺旋钻,麻花钻...
• spiral winding 螺线绕法,螺旋绕组,...
• spiral duct 螺旋导管,螺纹导管...

近反义词

【近义词】

• coil 卷
• kink 纽结
• twist 缠绕
• twirl 快速转动
• helix 螺旋
• corkscrew 拔塞钻
• whorl 轮生体
• escalate 升级
• increase 增加
• get worse 转坏
• run away 逃跑
• fly 飞
• ascend 上升
• descend 下降
• soar 翱翔
• eddy 漩涡
• curl 卷曲
• crooked 弯曲的
• circulation 流通
• bend 弯曲
• contort (使)扭曲
• curve 曲线
• vortex 漩涡
• wind 风
• volute 涡形
• spiraling 动词spiral的现在进...
• helical 螺旋状的
• voluted 螺旋形的
• whorled 轮生的
• turbinate [解]鼻甲骨
• coiling 卷
• gyrate 旋涡状的

派生词

v.(动词)

• spirally adv. 螺旋地，盘旋地