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

• Funding costs for the mortgage financiers remained high, elevated interest rates on the loans they guarantee did not budge, investors particularly abroad continued to shun their paper, and their stock prices not only failed to revive but went into a tailspin.
  这两家抵押贷款金融机构的融资成本仍较高，所担保贷款的利率仍居高不下，投资者（尤其是海外投资者）对它们的证券仍避之唯恐不及，它们的股价非但无力反弹，反而继续下跌。
• 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。
• Her recent divorce has sent her into an emotional tailspin.
  她最近离婚后，情绪极度低落。
• After a hot argument with his wife, Mr. Chang went into a tailspin.
  张先生与妻子激烈争吵后失去理智。
• The woman went into a tailspin after her husband died.
  那位妇人自丈夫死后精神就崩溃了。
• 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。
• Even though bankers 'last foray into securitisation pushed global economies into a tailspin, following the collapse of the subprime mortgage market, they have not given up on these types of investments.
  尽管银行家最近一次进军证券化领域，导致全球经济在次贷市场崩盘后陷入失控状态，但他们并未放弃此类投资。
• Do not lose your peace of mind over stock market unless the markets go into a tailspin.
  不要失去你的心态平和了股票市场，除非市场陷入困境。
• The collapse of construction sent the economy into a tailspin, while plunging home prices left many people owing more than their houses were worth.
  建筑物的坍塌使得爱尔兰的经济陷入极度紊乱之中，而房价的直线下跌又让许多房主资不抵债。
• 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。