| 单词 | vicious cycle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvicious cycle vicious cycle n. a sequence of reciprocal cause and effect in which two or more elements intensify and aggravate each other, leading inexorably to a worsening of the situation; = vicious circle at sense 9. ΚΠ 1846 Times 1 July 4/4 Such a vicious cycle of alternate triumphs and depressions will no longer be tolerated now. 1922 Gen. Electric Rev. June 333/1 We hear a great deal about vicious cycles, but here is a virtuous cycle. 1967 Jrnl. Pediatrics 70 752/2 It is possible that there is a vicious cycle established in which pulmonary vasoconstriction leads to increased hypoxia; this leads to increased lactic acidosis, which in turn leads to further vasoconstriction. 2009 Daily Tel. 16 Jan. 11/7 The heavier a child is the less active they tend to be because it becomes harder to run about—it's a vicious cycle. < as lemmas |
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