| 单词 | vicious |
| 释义 | vicious (vɪʃəs ) 1. adjective A vicious person or a vicious blow is violent and cruel. He was a cruel and vicious man. He suffered a vicious attack by a gang of youths. The blow was so sudden and vicious that he dropped to his knees. Synonyms: savage, brutal, violent, bad viciously adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] She had been viciously attacked with a hammer. viciousness uncountable noun ...the intensity and viciousness of these attacks. [+ of] Synonyms: depravity, evil, wickedness, vice Synonyms: malice, spite, malevolence, vindictiveness Synonyms: savagery, cruelty, brutality, ferocity 2. adjective A vicious remark is cruel and intended to upset someone. It is a deliberate, nasty and vicious attack on a young man's character. Synonyms: malicious, vindictive, spiteful, mean viciously adverb [ADVERB with verb] 'He deserved to die,' said Penelope viciously. Idioms: a vicious circle a situation where one problem has caused other problems which, in turn, have made the original problem even worse The economy has been caught in a vicious circle: the economy couldn't create large numbers of jobs because consumers weren't spending; consumers weren't spending because the economy wasn't creating jobs. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 恶意的 Japanese: ひどい |
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