tailspin

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.
    — The loss of the third engine threw the plane into a tailspin.
  2. A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown. figuratively
    — Just hours after leaving the institution, she suffered another tailspin.
  3. Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline. figuratively
    — The present stock tailspin proves bankruptcy is imminent.
动词 v.
  1. Of an aircraft: to go into a rapid, uncontrollable descent in a steep spiral.
  2. To go into a sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline. figuratively

词形变化

tailspins plural tailspins present,singular,third-person tailspinning participle,present tailspun participle,past tailspun past tailspinned participle,past tailspinned past

词汇关系

相关词
downward spiral nosedive

词源

词源 1
From tail + spin.
词源 2
From tail + spin.
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