vicious

adj.

1. 狂暴的；残酷的
   violent and cruel
   1. a vicious attack
      猛烈的攻击
   2. a vicious criminal
      凶残的罪犯
   3. She has a vicious temper.
      她性情暴虐。
2. 凶猛危险的
   aggressive and dangerous
   1. a vicious dog
      恶犬
3. 充满仇恨的；严厉的
   full of hatred and anger
   1. She wrote me a vicious letter.
      她给我写了一封严厉的信。
4. 恶劣的；严重的
   very bad or severe
   1. a vicious headache
      剧烈的头痛
   2. a vicious spiral of rising prices
      物价的恶性螺旋形上涨

1. ADJ-GRADED 残暴的;凶残的;凶恶的
   A vicious person or a vicious blow is violent and cruel.
   1. He was a cruel and vicious man...
      他是一个残忍凶狠的男人。
   2. He suffered a vicious attack by a gang of white youths...
      他遭到一帮白人青年的残暴袭击。
   3. The blow was so sudden and vicious that he dropped to his knees.
      突如其来的猛然一击使他跪倒在地。
2. ADJ-GRADED 恶毒的;恶意的;不怀好意的
   A vicious remark is cruel and intended to upset someone.
   1. It is a deliberate, nasty and vicious attack on a young man's character.
      这是对一个年轻人品格蓄意的、卑鄙的、恶毒的攻击。
   2. ...her shrewish temperament and vicious tongue.
      她暴躁的性格和恶毒的言语

1. The Home Secretary aims to break the vicious circle between disadvantage and crime
   内政大臣力图打破贫困和犯罪之间的恶性循环。
2. That second night, Sid Vicious chucked a bottle at the stage.
   第二天晚上，席德·维瑟斯朝舞台上扔了个瓶子。
3. He was a vicious gossip.
   他总是喜欢说别人的坏话。
4. The attackers launched another vicious onslaught on their victim
   袭击者再度凶残地攻击受害人。
5. A vicious price war between manufacturers has cut margins to the bone.
   制造商之间的恶性价格战已将利润削减到了最低。
6. He was a cruel and vicious man
   他是一个残忍凶狠的男人。
7. He suffered a vicious attack by a gang of white youths
   他遭到一帮白人青年的残暴袭击。
8. The blow was so sudden and vicious that he dropped to his knees.
   突如其来的猛然一击使他跪倒在地。
9. It is a deliberate, nasty and vicious attack on a young man's character.
   这是对一个年轻人品格蓄意的、卑鄙的、恶毒的攻击。
10. The more pesticides are used, the more resistant the insects become so the more pesticides have to be used. It's a vicious circle.
    杀虫剂用得越多，昆虫的抗药力就变得越强，于是又要用更多的杀虫剂。这是一个恶性循环。
11. There was a vicious and vitriolic attack on him in one of the Sunday newspapers two weeks ago.
    两周前一份周日报纸刊登了一篇对他进行尖酸恶毒攻击的文章。
12. The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard.
    作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。
13. Such a vicious lie could be nothing but a stab in the back.
    这样一种恶毒的谎言简直是暗箭伤人。
14. The circulation of gossip is vicious.
    传播流言蜚语是可恶的。
15. Beware of vicious dog.
    谨防恶犬。
16. What a vicious trick he played!
    他这一手可真毒辣！
17. There is a vicious circle going on& prosperity, surplus, depression.
    繁荣过剩萧条，一个恶性循环正在进行。
18. He is a wolf in sheep's clothing, outwardly kind but inwardly vicious!
    他是个披着羊皮的狼，外貌仁慈，内心狠毒！
19. How vicious his intentions are!
    用心何其毒也！
20. Vicious animals must be kept in cages.
    凶恶的动物必须关在笼子里。
21. However, the events of the last year have turned this seemingly virtuous cycle into a vicious spiral.
    然而，去年发生的事件使这种表面上的良性循环变成了恶性循环。
22. This wave of unilateral, competitive devaluations creates a vicious cycle that leads to trade and exchange rate protectionism.
    这股单边竞争性贬值的浪潮造成了一种恶性循环，从而导致了贸易与汇率保护主义。
23. That has meant a vicious circle with more competition and less innovation, he adds.
    他补充道，由于竞争更激烈和创新更少，这形成了一种恶性循环。
24. The US is trapped in a vicious cycle.
    美国陷入了恶性循环。
25. The eurozone is caught in a vicious circle.
    欧元区陷入了一个恶性循环。
26. At present, regional poverty and ecological degradation form a vicious circle.
    目前，区域贫困和生态环境退化已形成了恶性循环。
27. We can break this vicious cycle, and we can do it now!
    我们可以打破这种恶性循环，我们现在可以做的！
28. I'm tired of your vicious remarks about other people's looks.
    我厌倦了你对别人长相恶毒的评价。
29. That's a vicious circle we have made.
    这是我们制造的一个恶性循环。
30. I did it do you. It's a vicious circle.
    我再这样对你，这是一个恶性循环。

  bad evil ill vicious wicked【导航词义：坏的】

  bad adj. 不好的

〔辨析〕普通用词，可用于修饰人或事物。

  evil adj. 邪恶的，罪恶的

〔辨析〕形容人时，特指道德上邪恶、不良的，程度强于 bad，含有加害于人、罪恶歹毒的意思；形容事物时，强调不道德的。

  ill adj. 坏的，有害的

〔辨析〕指品质、情况等坏的、糟糕的，或食物等有不良作用的，通常只作定语。

  vicious adj. 恶毒的，恶意的

〔辨析〕可用于修饰人或事物，强调有伤害他人感情或败坏其名声的意图的。

  wicked adj. 邪恶的，缺德的

〔辨析〕指行为等不道德的。

adj

1. marked by deep ill will
   1. poisonous hate
   2. venomous criticism
   3. vicious gossip

   Synonym:    poisonousvenomous

2. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
   1. a barbarous crime
   2. brutal beatings
   3. cruel tortures
   4. Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
   5. a savage slap
   6. vicious kicks

   Synonym:    barbarousbrutalcruelfellroughshodsavage

3. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
   1. a criminal waste of talent
   2. a deplorable act of violence
   3. adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife

   Synonym:    condemnablecriminaldeplorablereprehensible

4. having the nature of vice

   Synonym:    evil