a vicious circle
/ə ˌvɪʃəs ˈsɜːkl/NEUTRAL · B2
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惡性循環
意思
a situation where one problem causes another that makes the first worse
一個問題引發另一個問題並反過來加重它的局面.
例句
- 1Poor sleep makes you stressed, and stress ruins your sleep, so it's a vicious circle.
- 2Many families get into a vicious circle of borrowing money to pay off old debts.
- 3The shop cut staff to save money, service got worse, fewer people came, and it was a vicious circle.
- 4Skipping breakfast makes Ben snack all morning and skip lunch, a vicious circle he can't escape.
- 5How can young people escape a vicious circle where no job means no experience and no experience means no job?
文法
可數名詞片語。具體問題可跟在 of 之後。也可說 a vicious cycle。
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