tailspin

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tail·spin /ˈteɪlˌspɪn/ noun [countable usually singular]  1  in/into a tailspin in or into a bad situation that keeps getting worse in a way that you cannot control 陷入不断恶化的情况中 Raising interest rates could send the economy into a tailspin. 提高利率可能会使经济状况继续恶化。2. TTAwhen a plane falls through the air, with the front pointing downwards and the back spinning in a circle 〔飞机失控下坠时的〕尾旋

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tailspin• But I don't go into a tailspin over it.• Lenny's career went into a tailspin when he decided personality mattered more than material.• The economy went into a tailspin.• Its shares went into a tailspin.

tail·spin nounChineseSyllable  

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tailspin
tail‧spin /ˈteɪlˌspɪn/ noun [countable usually singular]
1. in/into a tailspin in or into a bad situation that keeps getting worse in a way that you cannot control:
    Raising interest rates could send the economy into a tailspin.
2. when a plane falls through the air, with the front pointing downwards and the back spinning in a circle

tail·spinBrE /ˈteɪlspɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈteɪlspɪn/ 🔊 noun [singular] 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 （飞机的）尾旋，尾螺旋a situation that suddenly becomes much worse and is not under control 恶化的局势；慌乱；混乱；失控◆Following the announcement, share prices went into a tailspin. 公告宣布后，股市大跌。🔊🔊