vicious circle

英 [ˌvɪʃəs ˈsɜːkl]

美 [ˌvɪʃəs ˈsɜːrkl]

n.  恶性循环

医学

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牛津词典

noun

• 恶性循环
  a situation in which one problem causes another problem which then makes the first problem worse

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 恶性循环
  Avicious circleis a problem or difficult situation that has the effect of creating new problems which then cause the original problem or situation to occur again.
  1. The more pesticides are used, the more resistant the insects become so the more pesticides have to be used. It's a vicious circle.
     杀虫剂用得越多，昆虫的抗药力就变得越强，于是又要用更多的杀虫剂。这是一个恶性循环。
  2. ...the vicious circle of poverty.
     贫穷的恶性循环

英英释义

noun

• an argument that assumes that which is to be proved
• one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first
  Synonym:vicious cycle

双语例句

• The more pesticides are used, the more resistant the insects become so the more pesticides have to be used. It's a vicious circle.
  杀虫剂用得越多，昆虫的抗药力就变得越强，于是又要用更多的杀虫剂。这是一个恶性循环。
• And then you have a vicious circle of more unemployment and fewer taxpayer to share the burden.
  那便会产生失业率越高、分担此负担的纳税人越少的恶性循环。
• And even if the vicious circle is limited, the financial system will still be crippled by inadequate capital.
  此外，即使恶性循环被遏制，资本金不足的金融机构仍然将是跛脚的。
• His increasingly visible chagrin sets up a vicious circle.
  他的明显的不满引起了一种恶性循环。
• It is a vicious circle: the more cluttered the format, the more advertising is crammed in it.
  它是一个恶性循环：更多弄乱了格式，较多的广告在它被塞满。
• For the millions struggling with poverty, a vicious circle ensues.
  对于仍在与贫困抗争的数百万人而言，这就形成了一个恶性循环。
• Here was as pretty a vicious circle as the world had ever seen.
  这儿出现了一个世界上从未出现过的恶性循环。
• That's a vicious circle we have made.
  这是我们制造的一个恶性循环。
• We were chained to a vicious circle of violence.
  我们被牵制在暴力的恶性循环之中。
• I did it do you. It's a vicious circle.
  我再这样对你，这是一个恶性循环。