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

• The vice president's involved in this.
  连副总统都牵涉在这件事里。
• By the time I was Vice Chancellor, Senate had become a much larger and a much more democratic body
  到了我当校长的时候，大学评议会的人员规模已显著扩大，也变得更加民主了。
• He violated the law and his vice would be punished.
  他违反了法律，他的邪恶将受到惩罚。
• When the president died, the vice president was chosen to head the firm.
  总裁去世后，大家选举副总裁为公司主管领导。
• 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。
• Lying and cruelty are vice.
  说谎和残暴都是道德败坏的行为。
• I think that the vice president was in the loop
  我认为副总统是局内人。
• The vice of drinking is increasing.
  酗酒之风正在增长。
• Ingratitude is a despicable vice.
  忘恩负义是可鄙的不道德行为。
• Vice chairman John Surma announced the decision.
  副董事长JohnSurma宣布了该决定。