| [/ˈvɪʃəs; ˋvɪʃəs/] adj 用法:
1 acting or done with evil intentions; spiteful 有恶意的; 恶毒的:
Vicious thugs attacked an elderly man. 歹徒们袭击了一个老大爷. *
a vicious kick, look, remark 恶狠狠的一踢、 样子、 言语. 用法:
2 given up to vice1(3); depraved 邪恶的; 为非作歹的; 道德败坏的; 堕落的:
a vicious life 堕落的生活 *
vicious practices, habits, etc 恶行、 恶习. 用法:
3 (of animals) savage and dangerous （指动物）凶猛而危险的. 用法:
4 (infml) violent or severe 剧烈的; 严重的:
a vicious wind, headache, flu-virus 极厉害的大风、 头痛、 流感病毒. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) a vicious `circle state of affairs in which a cause produces an effect which itself produces the original cause, so continuing the whole process 恶性循环:
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--这真是个恶性循环. a vicious `spiral continuous rise in one thing (eg prices) caused by a continuous rise in sth else (eg wages) 恶性螺旋形上升（如工资不断增加, 造成物价不断上涨）. |