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spiral

英['spaɪr(ə)l] 美['spaɪrəl]
  • n. 螺旋;旋涡;螺旋形之物
  • adj. 螺旋形的;盘旋的
  • vt. 使成螺旋形;使作螺旋形上升
  • vi. 盘旋;成螺旋形;螺旋形上升(过去式spiraled/spiralled,过去分词spiraled/spiralled,现在分词spiraling/spiralling,第三人称单数spirals,副词spirally)

英英释意


1. a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it
2. a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
3. ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
4. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops;
"a coil of rope"
5. flying downward in a helical path with a large radius