a vicious circle

意味

a situation where one problem causes another that makes the first worse

一つの問題が別の問題を生み、最初の問題を悪化させる状況.

例文

1. 1Poor sleep makes you stressed, and stress ruins your sleep, so it's a vicious circle.
2. 2Many families get into a vicious circle of borrowing money to pay off old debts.
3. 3The shop cut staff to save money, service got worse, fewer people came, and it was a vicious circle.
4. 4Skipping breakfast makes Ben snack all morning and skip lunch, a vicious circle he can't escape.
5. 5How can young people escape a vicious circle where no job means no experience and no experience means no job?

文法

可算名詞句。どんな問題の循環かは of の後に示せる。a vicious cycle とも言う。