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

• That would increase interest costs further, and so on in a vicious circle.
  这将进一步提高利息成本，如此往复，陷入恶性循环。
• 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。
• The physical violence can lead to a vicious circle of conflict.
  暴力会导致冲突的恶性循环。
• 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。
• Corruption in turn will protect prostitution, thus forming a vicious circle.
  反过来腐败又会保护卖淫嫖娼，就这样形成恶性循环。
• If the brain drain becomes an irreversible trend, a vicious circle will take shape in Chinese academia.
  如果人才流失成为一种不可逆转的趋势，那么，中国学术界将会形成恶性循环。
• 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。
• Those concepts of spoilage and vicious circle of ecological environment have been explained.
  对生态环境的破坏和恶化等概念作了具体说明。
• The process was a vicious circle.
  这是一种恶性循环。