vice

英 [vaɪs]

美 [vaɪs]

n.  (与性或毒品有关的)罪行; 恶行; 不道德行为; 堕落; 邪恶; 台钳; 老虎钳

复数：vices　

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牛津词典

noun

• （与性或毒品有关的）罪行
  criminal activities that involve sex or drugs
  1. plain-clothes detectives from the vice squad
     取缔性或毒品犯罪行动队的便衣侦探
• 恶行；不道德行为；堕落；邪恶
  evil or immoral behaviour; an evil or immoral quality in sb's character
  1. The film ended most satisfactorily: vice punished and virtue rewarded.
     这部电影的结尾皆大欢喜：邪恶受到惩治，美德得到报偿。
  2. Greed is a terrible vice.
     贪婪是一种恶习。
  3. Cigarettes are my only vice.
     我唯一的罪过就是爱抽烟。
• 台钳；老虎钳
  a tool with two metal blocks that can be moved together by turning a screw. The vice is used to hold an object firmly while work is done on it.
  1. He held my arm in a vice-like (= very firm) grip .
     他的手像老虎钳一样紧紧抓住了我的手臂。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 缺点;瑕疵;弱点
  Aviceis a habit which is regarded as a weakness in someone's character, but not usually as a serious fault.
  1. His only vice is to get drunk on champagne after concluding a successful piece of business...
     他唯一的缺点就是在成功做成一笔生意后会大喝香槟而醉。
  2. Intellectual pretension was never one of his vices.
     他从来不附庸风雅。
• N-UNCOUNT （尤指与色情业、卖淫行为相关的）犯罪活动,恶行
  Vicerefers to criminal activities, especially those connected with pornography or prostitution.
  1. He said those responsible for offences connected with vice, gaming and drugs should be deported on conviction.
     他说，那些被指控与卖淫、赌博和吸毒有关的人一旦罪名成立就应该被驱逐出境。
  2. ...allegations of how she worked in a 'seedy vice den'.
     对她在“肮脏淫窝”里如何工作的说法
• 老虎钳;台钳
  Aviceis a tool with a pair of parts that hold an object tightly while you do work on it.

in AM, use 美国英语用 vise

英英释义

noun

• a specific form of evildoing
  1. vice offends the moral standards of the community
• moral weakness
  Synonym:frailty

双语例句

• Intellectual pretension was never one of his vices.
  他从来不附庸风雅。
• I think that the vice president was in the loop
  我认为副总统是局内人。
• Vice chairman John Surma announced the decision.
  副董事长JohnSurma宣布了该决定。
• The vice of drinking is increasing.
  酗酒之风正在增长。
• Lying and cruelty are vice.
  说谎和残暴都是道德败坏的行为。
• He was to remain active in the association, latterly as vice president, for the rest of his life
  他此后一生都活跃于协会中，后来还当上了副会长。
• Laura and I wish the vice president and Senator Lieberman and their families the very best.
  劳拉和我都深深祝福副总统戈尔以及利伯曼参议员和他们的家人。
• The vice president insisted that he supported the hard-working people of New York
  副总统坚称他支持辛勤工作的纽约人。
• Teachers qualified to teach in England are not accepted in Scotland and vice versa.
  在英格兰有教书资格的老师在苏格兰得不到认可，反之亦然。
• It was announced the vice director had filed his resignation.
  已公布副局长书面提出辞呈。