tailspin
英英释义：an occasion when something or someone suddenly gets into a very bad state
例句：The world economy goes into a tailspin.
2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）
“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。它也常用来表示“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。
tailspin 这个词的用法很简单，最常见的表达是 XX goes into a tailspin。比如我们想表达“全球经济低迷“就可以说：
The world economy goes into a tailspin.
XX goes into a tailspin 也是《经济学人》中的常客，比如最近就用到了：
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.
tailspin 的另一个常见用法是 A sends B into a tailspin，表示“A使得B急剧下落、陷入困境”。比如最近韩国顶级男团成员胜利（Seungri）因为性丑闻而身陷困境，我们就可以说：
The sex scandal sent Seungri, a K-pop star, into a tailspin.
米歇尔·奥巴马在回忆录 Becoming 中也用到了这个表达：
The economic crisis in the United States had created devastating ripples across the globe, sending world financial markets into a tailspin.
3. 练习
1）翻译
丑闻曝出后，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
He found work at a supermarket, but alcohol abuse sent his life into a tailspin and four years ago he was diagnosed with HIV.
