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 Home Secretary aims to break the vicious circle between disadvantage and crime
  内政大臣力图打破贫困和犯罪之间的恶性循环。
• That has meant a vicious circle with more competition and less innovation, he adds.
  他补充道，由于竞争更激烈和创新更少，这形成了一种恶性循环。
• 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。
• 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 process was a vicious circle.
  这是一种恶性循环。
• 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。
• The eurozone is caught in a vicious circle.
  欧元区陷入了一个恶性循环。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。