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

• A forecast to tumbling profits at COMPAQ Computer sent the stock market into a tailspin yesterday, particularly the over-the-counter market.
  预测Compaq电脑公司利润下降的消息使昨天股票市场一路下跌，尤以店头交易为然。
• 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。
• French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, whose celebrity romance with President Nicolas Sarkozy sent his ratings into a tailspin, is proving a hit with the public in her new role, a poll showed Sunday.
  上周日公布的一项民调显示，法国新任第一夫人卡拉•布吕尼-萨科齐时下人气大涨，而总统尼古拉斯•萨科齐则因大搞名人恋，导致其民众支持率一路下滑。
• The FTSE All-World Emerging Index yesterday reached 433.2 in late London trade a level last seen the week before Lehman's demise sent markets into a tailspin.
  昨日伦敦市场尾盘，富时环球新兴市场指数（FTSEall-WorldEmergingIndex）达到433.2点，为雷曼倒闭导致全球股市暴跌前一周的水平。
• 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 result is that now, with share prices in a tailspin, the market is awash with rumours about new government measures to boost the index.
  结果，随着股价跳水，市场上充斥着政府将采取新措施推高股指的传言。
• Her recent divorce has sent her into an emotional tailspin.
  她最近离婚后，情绪极度低落。
• Not surprisingly, the prospect of dressing down in a work situation is enough to send even the most aesthetically unconcerned of us into a sartorial tailspin.
  毫不奇怪，在工作场合穿着不够正式，这种担心足以令我们当中最不在意审美的人都陷入慌乱。
• This forced selling would then be the catalyst that could set off a major panic, sending the markets into a tailspin.
  这种被动抛售将成为真正抛售恐慌的导火索，并进一步将市场推向深渊。