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

• 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。
• These diseases reinforce a vicious circle of poverty and hopelessness by depressing production.
  这些疾病加之令人沮丧的生产更加使人们陷入到贫穷和无望这个恶性循环中来。
• The eurozone is caught in a vicious circle.
  欧元区陷入了一个恶性循环。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• That's a vicious circle we have made.
  这是我们制造的一个恶性循环。
• And less running success is the obvious result, making the impatience worsen in a vicious circle.
  所以明显的结果是跑向了更少的成功，这又让没耐心出于一个恶性循环中。
• The economy is trapped in a vicious circle where credit crunch and recession mutually reinforce each other.
  经济已陷入了一种信贷紧缩与衰退相互强化的恶性循环。
• 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。