spiral
US /ˈspaɪr.əl/
UK /ˈspaɪr.əl/

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螺旋式, 惡性循環
a continuous and dramatic increase or decrease in something
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The country is in an economic spiral of decline.
該國正處於經濟衰退的螺旋式下降中。
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The company entered a downward spiral after the scandal.
醜聞後,公司陷入了螺旋式下降。
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螺旋式下降, 螺旋式上升
undergo a continuous and dramatic increase or decrease
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Prices continued to spiral upwards.
物價持續螺旋式上漲。
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His mental health began to spiral downwards.
他的心理健康開始螺旋式下降。