vicious
adj
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.
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.
3 (of animals) savage and dangerous (指动物)凶猛而危险的.
4 (infml 口) 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.
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).
I was doing some exercises on the high-and-low bars. When I landed, I fell forward and hurt myself. Someone was standing too close and I knocked into him and fell over onto my shoulder.
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他们要在船舱里工作,切掉旧的金属,焊接新的金属板,钻孔,埋电线和电话线以及安装新的水管和蒸汽管。
It's very difficult to see where we're going and the shower may pass in an hour or two. Let's rest and have some food.