恶性循环 vicious cycle
Explanation
指许多坏事互为因果，循环不已，越来越坏的现象。
Refers to the phenomenon that many bad things are cause and effect, repeating endlessly and getting worse and worse.
Origin Story
在一个偏僻的小山村里，世代居住着以捕鱼为生的村民。由于过度捕捞，鱼类资源日益减少，村民的收入也随之降低。为了维持生计，他们不得不更加努力地捕捞，甚至使用破坏性更大的捕捞工具，导致鱼类资源更加枯竭，形成恶性循环。年复一年，村民们的生活越来越贫困，村庄也逐渐荒芜。直到有一天，一位年轻的大学生来到村庄，他教导村民们学习可持续发展的渔业管理方法，例如限制捕捞量，推广生态养殖，保护鱼类产卵场所等等。经过几年的努力，村庄的生态环境得到了恢复，鱼类资源逐渐丰富，村民们的生活也得到了改善，终于摆脱了恶性循环的困扰。
In a remote mountain village, generations of villagers lived by fishing. Due to overfishing, fish resources decreased, and villagers' income fell. To make ends meet, they had to fish harder, even using more destructive fishing tools, leading to further depletion of fish resources, creating a vicious cycle. Year after year, villagers' lives became poorer, and the village gradually became deserted. Until one day, a young university student came to the village and taught the villagers sustainable fisheries management methods, such as limiting catches, promoting ecological aquaculture, and protecting fish spawning grounds. After several years of effort, the village's ecological environment was restored, fish resources gradually enriched, and villagers' lives improved, finally breaking free from the vicious cycle.
Usage
作宾语、定语；指越来越坏的循环。
Used as an object and attributive; refers to a worsening loop.
Examples
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环境污染日益严重，形成了恶性循环。
huanjing wuran riyi yanzhong, xingchengle exing xunhuan.
Environmental pollution is becoming increasingly serious, forming a vicious cycle.
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这种不良的风气，如果不及时制止，就会形成恶性循环。
zhe zhong buliang de fengqi, ruguo bu jishi zhizhi, jiu hui xingcheng exing xunhuan
If this bad ethos is not stopped in time, it will form a vicious cycle.