vicious
adj
1 acting or done with evil intentions; spiteful 有惡意的; 惡毒的
Vicious thugs attacked an elderly man. 歹徒們襲擊了一個老大爺.
a vicious kick, look, remark 惡狠狠的一踢、 樣子、 言語.
2 given up to vice1(3); depraved 邪惡的; 為非作歹的; 道德敗壞的; 墮落的
a vicious life 墮落的生活
vicious practices, habits, etc 惡行、 惡習.
3 (of animals) savage and dangerous (指動物)兇猛而危險的.
4 (infml 口) violent or severe 劇烈的; 嚴重的
a vicious wind, headache, flu-virus 極厲害的大風、 頭痛、 流感病毒.
5 (idm 習語) a vicious `circle state of affairs in which a cause produces an effect which itself produces the original cause, so continuing the whole process 惡性循環
I need experience to get a job but without a job I can't get experience it's a vicious circle. 我得有經驗才能找到工作, 可是沒有工作我就無法獲得經驗--這真是個惡性循環. a vicious `spiral continuous rise in one thing (eg prices) caused by a continuous rise in sth else (eg wages) 惡性螺旋形上升(如工資不斷增加, 造成物價不斷上漲).