每日一词 126 tailspin

126 tailspin 

基础篇：meaning: an occasion when something or someone suddenly gets into a very bad state

The world economy goes into a tailspin.

进解篇：tailspin, 名词，字面意思是尾巴旋转，表示飞机失控坠落时的情况。它也用来表示“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。

..... goes into a tailspin.

经济学人例句：

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.

另一个常见的用法： A sends B into a tailspin. A 使得B 急剧下降，陷入困境。

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

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

应用篇：

1）翻译：丑闻爆出后，股价急剧下跌

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.

2）造句：政治动荡让经济陷入困境。

The political turmoil sends the economy into a tailspin.