tailspin

英 [ˈteɪlspɪn]

美 [ˈteɪlspɪn]

n.  (飞机的)尾旋，尾螺旋; 恶化的局势; 慌乱; 混乱; 失控
vi.  （飞机）打着尾旋坠落

BNC.44428 / COCA.24813

牛津词典

noun

• （飞机的）尾旋，尾螺旋
  a situation in which a pilot loses control of an aircraft and it spins as it falls quickly towards the ground, with the back making larger circles than the front
• 恶化的局势；慌乱；混乱；失控
  a situation that suddenly becomes much worse and is not under control
  1. Following the announcement, share prices went into a tailspin.
     公告宣布后，股市大跌。

英英释义

noun

• rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
  Synonym:spin
• loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse

双语例句

• The result is that now, with share prices in a tailspin, the market is awash with rumours about new government measures to boost the index.
  结果，随着股价跳水，市场上充斥着政府将采取新措施推高股指的传言。
• Their economies, whose financial systems proved largely immune to contagion from the virulent disease that spread around capital markets, continued to hold up relatively well while the US and Europe went into a tailspin.
  在美国和欧洲陷入衰退之际，金砖四国经济保持相对良好，它们的金融体系基本上没有受到资本市场蔓延的致命疾病的感染。
• French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, whose celebrity romance with President Nicolas Sarkozy sent his ratings into a tailspin, is proving a hit with the public in her new role, a poll showed Sunday.
  上周日公布的一项民调显示，法国新任第一夫人卡拉•布吕尼-萨科齐时下人气大涨，而总统尼古拉斯•萨科齐则因大搞名人恋，导致其民众支持率一路下滑。
• A forecast to tumbling profits at COMPAQ Computer sent the stock market into a tailspin yesterday, particularly the over-the-counter market.
  预测Compaq电脑公司利润下降的消息使昨天股票市场一路下跌，尤以店头交易为然。
• The growing conviction in the markets that the Fed might be preparing for a pause sent the dollar into a tailspin this week.
  越来越多的市场人士认为，美联储可能准备暂停加息，这一看法促使美元上周盘跌。
• The financial crisis that sent many economies into a tailspin also had a major impact on migration flows around the world.
  令许多经济体陷入困境的金融危机还对世界各地的人口迁徙产生了重大影响。
• The immediate task facing governments and central banks is to pull the world economy out of its tailspin.
  各国政府和央行所面临的紧迫任务是，让世界经济摆脱困境。
• Update-Forgot to add Tailspin and Embrace of the Shale Spider to the hunter pet abilities, the% value on Embrace of the Shale Spider is obviously a bug.
  更新-忘记补充“尾旋”和“页岩蜘蛛的拥抱”的猎人宠物技能，“页岩蜘蛛的拥抱”其%的数值显然是一个错误。
• In the event these firms enter a tailspin, as they did a few short years ago, it is clear there is potential for real consequences, not just to the firms themselves but for the system as a whole.
  假如这些公司像几年前一样陷入严重危机，显然要承担真正后果的不仅是这些公司，还有整个金融体系。
• As the ink was drying on our check, the company went into a tailspin, and before long our preferred dividend was no longer being paid.
  支票上的墨迹未干，这个公司就开始螺旋式滑落，不久，我们的股票也见不到任何分红。