spiral

noun

1. flying downward in a helical path with a large radius

2. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

e.g. a coil of rope

Synonym: coilvolutewhorlhelix

3. ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

Synonym: volute

4. a continuously accelerating change in the economy

5. a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center

6. a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

Synonym: helix

spiral

verb

1. to wind or move in a spiral course

e.g. the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
black smoke coiling up into the sky
the young people gyrated on the dance floor

Synonym: gyratecoil

2. move in a spiral or zigzag course

Synonym: corkscrew

3. form a spiral

e.g. The path spirals up the mountain

adj

1. in the shape of a coil

Synonym: coilinghelicalspiralingvolutevolutedwhorledturbinate

1. 螺旋(形)
A spiral is a shape which winds round and round, with each curve above or outside the previous one.

2. (使)盘旋着生长(或移动)
If something spirals or is spiralled somewhere, it grows or moves in a spiral curve.

e.g. Vines spiraled upward toward the roof...
藤蔓盘旋着朝屋顶方向生长。
e.g. ...a bullet spiralling out of a gun barrel...
从枪管里飞旋而出的子弹

3. (数量、水平)急遽增长
If an amount or level spirals, it rises quickly and at an increasing rate.

e.g. Production costs began to spiral.
生产成本开始急遽上升。
e.g. ...a spiralling trend of violence...
暴力急遽上升的态势

4. (数量、水平)急遽变化
If an amount or level spirals downwards, it falls quickly and at an increasing rate.

e.g. House prices will continue to spiral downwards.
房价将继续暴跌。

1. spiral的翻译

1. 螺旋形的：每一个有关数码媒体及电脑平面设计的单元可独立应用;但其实每项单元大多与之前单元有关,课程应由浅入深,螺旋形的(Spiral)层层深化,学生较易掌握,也节省设计构思时间.