"spiral" in Chinese (Simplified)
螺旋螺旋形
Definition
一种围绕中心点盘旋并逐渐远离或靠近的形状，比如弹簧或蜗牛壳。也用来描述事物持续变好、变坏、变大或变小的循环过程。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“spiral” 既可作名词（形状）、动词（以螺旋状移动）、也可作形容词（如“spiral staircase”）。常用于比喻，如“spiral out of control”（失控）。非物理用法通常指一种快速且持续的（多为负面的）变化。
Examples
The snail's shell has a beautiful spiral.
蜗牛的壳上有一个美丽的**螺旋**。
She watched the smoke spiral into the sky.
她看着烟雾**螺旋状**升上天空。
The staircase is a spiral shape.
楼梯是**螺旋**形的。
After he lost his job, things started to spiral out of control.
他失业后，事情就开始**失控地螺旋下滑**。
Prices continued to spiral upward throughout the year.
全年价格一直在**螺旋式上涨**。
She got caught in a spiral of negative thoughts.
她被困在负面想法的**螺旋**中。