1.螺旋形；螺旋式a shape or design, consisting of a continuous curved line that winds around a central point, with each curve further away from the centre
The birds circled in a slow spiral above the house.鸟儿在房子上空缓缓盘旋。
2.逐渐加速上升（或下降）a continuous harmful increase or decrease in sth, that gradually gets faster and faster
the destructive spiral of violence in the inner cities内城区日益严重的暴力行为
measures to control the inflationary spiral控制日益恶化的通货膨胀的措施
the upward/downward spiral of sales日渐上升╱下降的销售额
1.螺旋形的；螺旋式的moving in a continuous curve that winds around a central point
A snail's shell is spiral in form.蜗牛壳呈螺旋形。
1.[i](+ adv./prep.)螺旋式上升（或下降）；盘旋上升（或下降）to move in continuous circles, going upwards or downwards
The plane spiralled down to the ground.飞机盘旋降落。
2.[i]急剧增长to increase rapidly
the spiralling cost of health care急剧上涨的医疗费用
Prices are spiralling out of control.物价飞涨，失去控制。
This is not entirely new, but with the explosion of digital technology, things seem to have spiraled out of control.
以前有过先例，但是随着数字技术的大爆炸，事情有点超出控制了。
As you know inflation has spiraled the cost of all consumer goods, and we could be heading for a serious domestic depression (2).
正如你们所知道的那样，通货膨胀盘旋而上，超过所有消费品的开销，因此，我们可能将面临一场严重的家庭大萧条。
With the shock of losing Chewbacca hanging over his head, Solo spiraled into depression and alcoholism.
怀着失去丘巴卡的巨大悲痛，汉意志消沉，靠酗酒来遣散伤痛。
Some pieces of paper spiraled up into the sky with the wind.
有几片纸随风转着圈升上了天空。
By now politicians were hotfooting it back, to get a grip on a situation that had clearly spiraled out of control.
现在，政客们都急匆匆地赶回英国，希望将明显恶化并失控的的局面重新带上正轨。
The price for eggs has spiraled up in the last two months.
鸡蛋价格在过去两个月内不断急剧上升。
Also, you're going to see these crazy spiraled flowers that you can attack and get to spit out health.
你还可以看到疯狂卷曲的花，你可以攻击它们并得到一些生命值。
She soon moved on to downing large amounts of vodka, rum and lager throughout the day as her habit spiraled out of control.
当饮酒变成她的一种习惯，无法控制时，她很快就开始整天大量的喝伏特加、朗姆酒和一些淡啤酒。
My sister became addicted to drugs, and I watched painfully as her life spiraled out of control.
我亲眼目睹了妹妹由于沉溺于毒品而渐渐得无法正常生活，感到非常痛心。
But I had changed somehow. I spiraled deeper and deeper into a depression.
但是从某种程度上，我还是改变了，我越来越沮丧，像一个漩涡一样不断地往下沉。
The situation spiraled out of control and had a negative effect on output until team members went through cultural training.
局面的失控对产出产生了消极的影响，直到团队成员经历了文化培训之后才有所改善。
If I had, my spending may never have spiraled out of control.
如果我当时听了他的话，我的花销也不会那样失控。
The massive state-led investment was supposed to head off social unrest as urban home prices spiraled out of reach of ordinary workers.
这项由政府主导的大规模投资旨在防止社会动荡，因为城市房价已经上涨到普通劳动者望尘莫及的水平。
As costs have been risen, prices have spiraled up to match them.
由于成本上涨，价格也随着飞速上涨。
Has luxury spending spiraled out of control? What's too extreme? Weigh in. Add your thoughts in the Reader Comments section below.
奢侈消费行为失控了吗？什么样的奢侈消费才算过了头？积极参与、在下面读者评论部分添加你的想法。
Changing your eye color these days can be as easy as popping in a blue, green or even a red-and-black-spiraled contact lens.
现在，想改变眼睛的颜色很简单，只需戴上蓝色、绿色甚至红黑交替的隐形眼镜就行了。
But while Greek debt spiraled after the Games, China is close to a national budget surplus.
但尽管希腊方面在奥运会债台高筑，中国政府则接近于可以取得预算盈馀。
It was at this moment that things spiraled out of control.
就是在这时，场面失去了控制。
The cellular activity resembles an immune response that has spiraled out of control.
这种细胞活性很像一次失控的免疫应答反应。
The situation quickly spiraled out of control, and the Hoover administration sent in the Army, led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
局势很快升级失控，于是胡佛政府派出军队，以道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟将军为首。
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