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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

vicious ['vɪʃəs]
  1. 1. adjective [+attack] [ blow] 剧烈
  2. 2. adjective [+person] [ dog] 凶残
  3. 3. adjective [+words] [ look] [ letter] 恶毒

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

vicious [ˈvɪʃəs]
  1. 1. adjective 残忍的凶狠
    The effect was to leave the peasant in a vicious circle of poverty.
    结果将使农民陷入贫困恶性循环
  2. 2. adjective 邪恶的,不道德
  3. 3. adjective 可耻的,应受谴责
    Vicious crimes against the minority groups were reported.
    文章报道少数民族遭到可耻犯罪侵害
  4. 4. adjective 恶意的,恶毒
    Vicious gossip spread throughout the school.
    校园到处流传恶意闲言碎语
  5. 5. noun [Person Name] 维舍斯

Collins English-English Dictionary

vicious ['vɪʃəs]
  1. 1. adj wicked or cruel; villainous
    a vicious thug
  2. 2. adj characterized by violence or ferocity
    a vicious blow
  3. 3. adj [Spoken] unpleasantly severe; harsh
    a vicious wind
  4. 4. adj characterized by malice
    vicious lies
  5. 5. adj (esp of dogs, horses, etc) ferocious or hostile; dangerous
  6. 6. adj characterized by or leading to vice
  7. 7. adj invalidated by defects; unsound
    a vicious inference
  8. 8. adj [obsolete] noxious or morbid
    a vicious exhalation
  9. 9. adj [Etymology] C14: from Old French vicieus, from Latin vitiosus full of faults, from vitium a defect

Examples

a vicious argument
有错误的论点;(逻辑上)有漏洞的论点
a vicious rumor
恶意的谣言
Vicious gossip is a rub to sensitive people.
对敏感的人来说,恶意中伤的闲话很伤感情。
The effect was to leave the peasant in a vicious circle of poverty.
结果将使农民陷入贫困的恶性循环。
I will get her for speading vicious lies about me!
对于她散布的关于我的恶毒谎言,我将让她付出代价。

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