tailspin

🇺🇸 /ˈteɪlspɪn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈteɪlspɪn/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
noun
R

A rapid, uncontrolled downward spiral of an aircraft, often caused by the pilot losing control.

The airplane went into a tailspin and started to fall quickly towards the ground.

飛機進入尾旋狀態,開始迅速向地面墜落。

R

A situation that quickly gets much worse and is difficult to control.

The company's profits went into a tailspin after the scandal was revealed.

醜聞被揭露後,公司的利润急劇下降。

translation

n. 尾旋, 失控狀態

詞形變化

Plural tailspins