单词 | spiral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
释义 | spiral1 nounspiral2 verb spiralspi‧ral1 /ˈspaɪərəl $ ˈspaɪr-/ ●○○ noun [countable] ![]() ![]() WORD ORIGINspiral1 ExamplesOrigin: 1500-1600 Medieval Latin spiralis (adjective), from Latin spira ‘coil’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS word sets
WORD SETS► Shapes/Patterns Collocationsarabesque, nounarc, nounarch, nounball, nounball, verbbar, nouncheck, nouncheckered, adjectivechevron, nouncoil, nounconical, adjectivecorrugated, adjectivecrescent, nouncrisscross, verbcrosswise, adverbcruciform, adjectivecube, nouncurl, verbcurl, nouncurvature, nouncurved, adjectivecurvy, adjectivecylinder, nouncylindrical, adjectivediagonal, adjectivediamond, noundisc, noundome, noundouble helix, nounellipse, nounelliptical, adjectivefloral, adjectiveformation, nounformless, adjectivegeometric, adjectiveglobe, nounglobular, adjectiveharlequin, adjectiveheart, nounhemisphere, nounheptagon, nounhexagon, nounhoneycomb, nounhooked, adjectivehump, noun-iform, suffixlattice, nounMaltese Cross, nounmoon, nounmottled, adjectiveoblong, adjectiveoctagon, nounoval, nounovoid, adjectiveparallelogram, nounpeak, nounpentagon, nounpentagram, nounperimeter, nounpointed, adjectivepyramid, nounquadrangle, nounquadrilateral, nounradial, adjectiverectangle, nounrectangular, adjectiverectilinear, adjectiveregular, adjectivereticulated, adjectiverhomboid, nounrhomboid, adjectiverhombus, nounroll, nounround, adjectiveround, nounround, verbrounded, adjectivesemicircle, nounsolid, nounspatial, adjectivesphere, nounspiral, nounspotted, adjectivesquare, adjectivesquared, adjectivestar, nounstripe, nounstriped, adjectivestripy, adjectivesymmetrical, adjectivesymmetry, nountabular, adjectivethree-cornered, adjectivethree-dimensional, adjectivetrapezium, nountrapezoid, nountrefoil, nountriangle, nountriangular, adjectivetubular, adjectiveundulate, verbvague, adjectiveveined, adjectiveV-formation, nounwavy, adjectivewhorl, nounwiggly, adjectivezigzag, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► downward/upward spiral Phrases![]() ![]() (=inflation that is increasing quickly and out of control)· Argentina was suffering from spiralling inflation. ► inflationary spiral![]() · My theory is we're going into this horrible downward spiral and Clinton is a poor imitation of Kennedy.· So those economic dynamics contribute to a continuing downward spiral.· But the significance of the Merck move is that it signals a downward spiral in drug prices.· It has continued on that downward spiral since.· What might prompt Mr Wahid's opponents to act would be if the economy continues its downward spiral.· Perhaps the most shocking news was that children got hit the hardest in this downward spiral.· After an unfortunate and ill-timed brush with the law, it was almost impossible for Marinello to arrest his downward spiral.· The dole is just a downward spiral. ► inflationary· The inflationary spiral constituted a grave threat which, if not halted, could jeopardise the entire economy.· He started blustering about the general election and an end to the inflationary spiral. ► upward· At that point, however, the still increasing emissions of carbon dioxide will begin the upward spiral once more.· Alternatively, or in addition, the upward spiral is the product of some of the surprising consequences of co-operation.· The tyres squeal like piglets around endless upward spirals. ► vicious· It's a vicious spiral: she feeds it, I feed her -.· Pursuit encourages further retreat, and so a vicious spiral is established which can destabilize a relationship.· The process goes into a vicious spiral, on a timescale of hundreds of thousands of years. NOUN► stair· It was always worse going down, and spiral stairs were the very devil in the dark if you had big feet.· They looked up the spiral stair. ► staircase· She pulled herself back up the spiral staircase and made for the bathroom.· In the same building there is triple spiral staircase.· Imagine three spiral staircases starting from the ground 120 degrees apart in plan view, and twisting round one another!· At the top of the spiral staircases are two wooden trapdoors leading on to the battlements.· But then they began to climb up a narrow, spiral staircase, and she saw no more.· No doubt she'd soon get used to it she told herself as she followed Kerly down a metal spiral staircase.· A narrow spiral staircase leads up from chamber 2b to 2c; characters must ascend in single file.· Well-dressed suckers were pouring out of the upstairs theatre, barrelling down the rickety spiral staircase, skidding on the highly polished floor. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► inflationary spiral 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
![]() ![]() spiral1 nounspiral2 verb spiralspiral2 verb (past tense and past participle spiralled, present participle spiralling British English, spiraled, spiraling American English) [intransitive] ![]() ![]() VERB TABLE spiral
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUS► turn Collocations to move around a central or fixed point: · The wheels of the train began to turn. ► go around (also go round British English) to turn around a central point. Go around is a little more informal than turn and is very common in everyday English: · When the fan goes around, the warm air is pushed back downwards. ► revolve/rotate to turn around and around a central point. Rotate and revolve are more formal than turn and sound more technical: · The Earth rotates on its axis once every twenty-four hours.· The stage revolves at various points during the performance. ► spin to turn around many times very quickly: · The ice skater began to spin faster and faster. ► whirl to spin around extremely quickly, often in a powerful or uncontrolled way: · The blades of the helicopter whirled overhead. ► twirl (around) to spin around quickly, especially as part of a dance or performance: · The couples were twirling around on the dance floor. ► swirl (around) to move around quickly in a circular movement, especially when the movement goes outwards or upwards from the center: · Her white skirt swirled around her legs as she danced.· The leaves began to swirl around. ► spiral to move in a continuous curve that gets nearer to or further from its central point as it goes around: · The smoke spiralled toward the ceiling. Longman Language Activatorto increase quickly or suddenly► shoot up if something such as a price, number, or temperature shoots up , it increases quickly and suddenly: · As long as mortgage rates do not shoot up, property should remain a good investment.shoot up to: · US exports to Mexico have already shot up to 130% since 1985.· A year ago the magazine had a circulation of 150,000, but since then that figure has shot up to an astonishing 2 million. ► soar to increase quickly to a high level: soar into: · Temperatures soared into the nineties.· The cost of a business Website can soar into millions of dollars.soar to: · Last year, the drugs haul soared to 130,00 tablets.· The death toll soars to 376 in Chicago from last week's heat wave.soar by 40%/£300/1 million etc: · In the first year of peace, Lebanon's GDP soared by almost 40%. ► rocket also skyrocket if costs, prices, profits, sales etc rocket , they increase very quickly to a very high level: · Interest rates have skyrocketed as credit has become scarce.· Why has the dollar rocketed against the yen in particular?rocket to: · Gold prices rocketed to their highest level since 1983. ► go through the roof informal if prices go through the roof , they increase to an extremely high level: · Following news of increased profits, the company's share price went through the roof.· Sales of Ray-Ban sunglasses went through the roof after Tom Cruise wore them in 'Risky Business'. ► spiral if a debt or the cost of something spirals , it increases very quickly and uncontrollably: · Since the project started five years ago, costs have spiralled.· With inflation spiralling out of control, the country was close to economic collapse. ► take off if numbers or prices take off , they begin to increase quickly after a long period when they did not increase: · With the introduction of user-friendly software, home computer sales suddenly took off.· Internet shopping will really take off when people become convinced that it is secure. to go around in circles► turn if something turns , it moves around a fixed central point: · Slowly the wheels of the train began to turn.· I heard the door knob turning, and then Frank opened the door and tiptoed in.· As the propeller stopped turning, Grady ran up to the plane. ► go around also go round British to move in a continuous circular movement: · When the fan goes around it forces the warm air back down.· The gear was going round, but it didn't seem to be catching on anything. ► spin to turn around many times very quickly: · The ice skater began to spin faster and faster.· The wheels were spinning in the mud, but the car wouldn't move.spin aroundalso + round British: · The boy was spinning around in his father's desk chair. ► rotate/revolve to turn around and around a fixed point: · The Earth rotates on its axis once every twenty-four hours.· A disco ball revolved slowly over the empty dance floor.· The stage rotates giving the audience a constantly changing view. ► go/run/drive etc around in circles also go/run/drive etc round in circles especially British to go, run, drive etc continuously or repeatedly around in a circular way: · The children went round in circles till the music stopped.· We were driving around in circles, weaving through the parking lot. ► go/run/drive etc around and around also go/run/drive etc round and round British to go around in circles many times: · Billy will sit and watch his train going round and round on its little track for hours.· The steers walked restlessly around and around their pen. ► whirl to spin around extremely quickly, often in an uncontrolled way: · The blades of the helicopter whirled powerfully overhead.whirl aroundalso + round British: · Flies whirled round the piles of sticky sweets.· Dust and sand were whirling around in the air, as the desert wind began to get stronger. ► spiral to move slowly upwards or downwards in a circular way around a central point, while also moving either in towards the centre or out from it: · Smoke spiralled upward from the chimney.· We watched the leaves spiral down from the trees in the cold autumn wind. ► swirl if water, dust, mist etc swirls , it keeps turning around quickly in a twisting, circular movement: · Dust swirled like smoke in the evening sunshine.swirl aroundalso round British: · Jessie's pale dress swirled round her slender ankles.· The wind swirling around the tree had blown all the snow away from its trunk. ► circle if a bird or aircraft circles , it flies around above a particular place, waiting for something: · We all looked towards the sky where the vultures were circling.· The plane circled the runway several times before landing.circle overhead/above etc: · Helicopters circled overhead, trying to get pictures of the crime scene. ► twirl if someone twirls, they spin around very quickly, especially as part of a dance: · Rachel took her father's hand and twirled in and out under his arm.twirl around/about: · Half a dozen couples were twirling about to a waltz. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► spiraled out of control 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![]() ![]() (=inflation that is increasing quickly and out of control)· Argentina was suffering from spiralling inflation. ► inflationary spiral![]() · And she felt herself spiralling down into the fiery darkness.· Those arriving high in the sky descend by banking sharply on out-stretched wings, then spiral down.· He says it will spiral down to 1,800 by next year.· Soon afterwards a wind sent the last of its bright leaves spiralling down.· To lose height pilots have to spiral down to the runway.· Eighty-seven steps spiralling down sixty feet below ground level, into the Foot Tunnel beneath the Thames. ► out· Yet, the fact that costs have been spiralling out of control is evident.· Adler launched into Summertime-that glorious thing he has been playing since he worked with Gershwin, spinning out spiralling improvisations.· But that was the day the crisis spiralled out of control.· But is borrowing spiralling out of control?· The holy water spiralled out of the bottle and hit Vlad full in the chest. ► up· Blue magnesium flares went spiralling up into the chilly night.· This marble figure seems to flame and spiral up, surging, groaning like an earthquake, subsiding even as he rises.· In the wall opposite her was a landing from which concrete steps spiralled up and down.· Flame-shaped bulbs spiralled up from gold-tone leaves. NOUN► control· Too much was happening that he couldn't explain, things were spiralling out of his control.· Yet, the fact that costs have been spiralling out of control is evident.· But that was the day the crisis spiralled out of control.· But is borrowing spiralling out of control? ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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