| 单词 | spiral |
| 释义 | spiral spiral // noun, verb
■ noun [C]
WAGE-PRICE SPIRAL
a continuous harmful increase or decrease in sth, that gradually gets faster and faster: a downward spiral in share prices measures to control an inflationary spiral Executive pay has continued its upward spiral. The country is slipping into a deflationary spiral.
❖ to continue/fall into/lead to/start a spiral ◆ to halt/stop a spiral
■ verb [no obj] (-ll-, AmE usually -l-) (usually used with an adverb or a preposition)
to increase rapidly: Prices are spiralling out of control. spiralling costs/debts
PHRASAL VERBS
spiral down/downwards to decrease rapidly: Their shares have continued to spiral downwards. |
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