"spiral" in Chinese (Traditional)
螺旋螺旋形
Definition
一種圍繞中心點盤旋並逐漸遠離或接近的形狀,比如彈簧或蝸牛殼。也用於描述事物持續變好、變壞、變大或變小的循環過程。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“spiral” 可作名詞(形狀)、動詞(以螺旋方式移動)或形容詞(如“spiral staircase”)。經常用來比喻,如“spiral out of control”(失控)。非實體用法通常指快速且持續的變化(多為負面)。
Examples
The snail's shell has a beautiful spiral.
蝸牛的殼上有一個美麗的**螺旋**。
She watched the smoke spiral into the sky.
她看著煙霧**螺旋狀**升上天空。
The staircase is a spiral shape.
樓梯是**螺旋**形的。
After he lost his job, things started to spiral out of control.
他失業後,事情就開始**失控地螺旋下滑**。
Prices continued to spiral upward throughout the year.
全年價格一直在**螺旋式上漲**。
She got caught in a spiral of negative thoughts.
她被困在負面想法的**螺旋**中。