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tailspin

【英英释义】

n.1. if something such as an industry or an economy goes into a tailspin, it begins to perform very badly or to fail. 衰落，困境

2. if an aircraft goes into a tailspin, it falls very rapidly toward the ground in a spiral（螺旋形的，盘旋的） movement. 旋冲下坠

an occasion when something or someone suddenly gets into a very bad state.

【词义深度解析】

tailspin是个名词，字面意思是“尾巴旋转”，表示飞机失控坠落时的情况，也常表示“突然变得糟糕”，是个很形象的表达，有急速下降，一落千丈的画面感。常见的表达是XX goes into a tailspin, A sends B into a tailspin。

【例句学习】

1. The world economy goes into a tailspin. 全球经济低迷。

2. The global economy had an inauspicious start to 2019. Markets went into a tailspin and America's government was locked in a seemingly interminable shutdown.

inauspicious /ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs/ adj. 不详的  interminable /ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbəl/ adj.无休止的

3. The sex scandal sent Seungri, a K-pop star, into a tailspin.

4. The economic crisis in the United States had created devastating ripples across the globe, sending world financial markets into a tailspin.

devastating /ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ/ adj. 破坏性极强的 ripple n.连锁反应，涟漪，（感觉等）扩散全身

【词汇运用】

1.翻译：丑闻曝出后，股价急剧下跌。

Share prices went into a tailspin after the scandal revealed. （自己）

Share prices went into a tailspin after the scandal broke. / The scandal sent share prices into a tailspin. / The scandal erupted, sending share prices into a tailspin. （参考翻译）

2. 生活场景应用

This would neatly illustrate a familiar tale of industrial tailspin were the industry not in such fine fettle.