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  4. spin out of control

spin out of control

/spɪn aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl/◆成语
失控

The situation spun out of control after the manager announced the layoffs.

经理宣布裁员后,局势立即失控。


◆ 真正含义
指任何系统、局势或情境突然变得无法控制,强调突发性和不可逆转性。
¶ 字面意思
字面意思是‘旋转并脱离控制’,源自车轮或机械部件失控的画面。
字面拆解
spin旋转+out of脱离+control控制
◇ 意境
想象一辆失控的汽车在冰面上打滑旋转,无法被驾驶员或外力停止。
◈ 使用场景
用于形容会议失控、项目失败、情绪爆发或机械故障等突然恶化的局面。
◉ 文化注释
在英语文化中,该短语常用于新闻报道或日常对话,强调事件的严重性和不可预测性。
非正式

失去控制,变得无法管理或处理

The car spun out of control on the icy road and crashed into a tree.

汽车在结冰的路上失控,撞上了一棵树。

The project spun out of control due to poor planning and constant changes.

由于计划不周和频繁变动,项目彻底失控。

常用于形容局势、情绪、机械设备等突然变得难以控制的情况。

搭配

spiral out of control迅速失控lose control失去控制

同义词

get out of handrun amokgo haywirelose the reins

反义词

under controlin checkmanageable

相关短语

lose one's grip成语
失去掌控
go off the rails成语
脱轨,失控
out of hand短语
无法控制

专业提示

避免误用场景

‘spin out of control’强调的是‘突然失控’的突发性,而非长期的失控状态。例如,形容一个长期管理不善的公司时,用‘out of control’更合适。

黄金法则

主语选择

主语通常是‘局势’(situation)、‘机械设备’(machine)、‘情绪’(emotion)等无生命或抽象概念,少用于人。例如:✅‘The car spun out of control.’ ❌‘He spun out of control.’(后者不自然)

词源

源自机械术语,指车轮或机械部件因失去控制而快速旋转。后引申为任何系统或局势失去控制的状态。

用法说明

常用于口语和书面语,强调突发性和不可预测性。在正式文本中可替换为‘失去控制’(lose control)或‘陷入混乱’(plunge into chaos)。

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