downward spiral

基本解释

But if the downward spiral takes hold, America will end up in recession and so quite possibly will Europe.
但如果现在的这种螺旋下降的情况继续的话，美国经济将以衰退收场，欧洲也是难兄难弟。
The organizational equivalent of a starvation diet is a downward spiral that destroys a team's muscle and ability to execute.
饥饿节食的组织的等价物是一条破坏团队的肌肉和执行能力的向下的螺旋。
Short sellers bet on share prices going down rather than up and it is said that the pressure from a large number of them can push a stock into an unstoppable downward spiral.
所谓的股票卖空者就是那些下注股票下跌的人，据说大量的卖空者产生的压力可以迫使一只股票进入无法停息的螺旋下降。

World markets continue their downward spiral as investors try to gauge the direction of the global economy.
And very often what that does-- a positive emotion can take us out of this downward spiral and create an upward spiral.
很经常的是-,积极情绪把我们带出下行螺旋,形成一个上行螺旋。
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It's the positive emotion that can take us out from this downward spiral to this upward spiral.
积极情绪,能把我们带离这个下行螺旋进入这个上行螺旋。
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The incentives will help prevent the downward spiral that can occur following mass layoff events.
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