Vicious

(a.)

1. acting or done with evil intentions; spiteful

有恶意的；恶毒的

e.g. Vicous thugs attacked an elderly man.

歹徒们袭击了一个老大爷。

e.g. a vicious kick, look, remark

恶狠狠的一踢、样子、言语

2. give up to vice; depraved

邪恶的；为非作歹的；道德败坏的；堕落的

e.g. a vicious life

堕落的生活

e.g. vicious practices, habits, etc.

恶行、恶习

3. (of animal) savage and dangerous

（指动物）凶猛而危险的

4. (infml. 口) violent or severe

剧烈的；严重的

e.g. a vicious wind, headache, flu-virus

极厉害的大风、头痛、流感病毒

5. (idm.) a vicous circle: state of affairs in which a cause prduces an effect which itself produces the original cause, so continuing the whole process

恶行循环

e.g. I need experience to get a job but without a job I can't get experience — it's a vicious circle.

我得有经验才能找到工作，可是没有工作我就无法获得经验——这真是个恶行循环。

a vicious cpiral: continuous rise in one thing (e.g. prices) caused by a continuous rise in sth else (e.g. wages)

恶性螺旋形上升（如工资不断增加，造成物价不断上涨）

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