In the early 1400s came the invention of the coiled spring or fusee which maintained constant force to the gear wheels of the timekeeper despite the changing tension of its mainspring.

在15世纪早期，人们发明了螺旋弹簧或均力圆锥轮，尽管它的主弹簧的张力不断变化，但仍能对计时装置的齿轮保持恒定的力。

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Positive pressure can be the tightly coiled spring that forces the release of untapped reserves of energy and initiative.

积极的压力就像被压下的弹簧能将未开发的能量和主动性释放出来。

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The energy of a particle or system of particles derived from position, or condition, rather than motion. A raised weight, coiled spring, or charged battery has potential energy.

粒子或粒子系统因其位置或状态而非运动而具有的能量。举起的重物、压紧的弹簧或充了电的电池都具有势能。

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The Japanese economy is a coiled spring, wrapped forever tighter over a generation.

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In a sense, the market often acts like a coiled spring.

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"We had to find some new outlet for our energy, for our dynamic nature, for this coiled spring that was the United States, " he explains about America in the 1890s.

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