a chicken and egg situation
US /ə ˈtʃɪkɪn ænd ɛɡ ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/
UK /ə ˈtʃɪkɪn ænd ɛɡ ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/
1.
先有鸡还是先有蛋的问题, 因果难辨的局面
a situation in which it is impossible to say which of two things caused the other
:
•
It's a real chicken and egg situation: do people get stressed because they're busy, or are they busy because they're stressed?
这真是一个先有鸡还是先有蛋的问题：人们是因为忙碌而感到压力，还是因为压力而忙碌？
•
The problem of poverty and lack of education is often described as a chicken and egg situation.
贫困和教育缺乏的问题常被描述为先有鸡还是先有蛋的情况。