vices

英 [ˈvaɪsɪz]

美 [ˈvaɪsəz]

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
vice的复数

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

双语例句

• All the candidates have their virtues and vices.
  每个候选人都有他们的优点和缺点。
• They parade their virtuous beliefs and hide their vices
  他们大秀美德并掩盖自己的罪恶。
• We will always be afflicted with the vices of a political constitution.
  我们经常因为宪法的缺陷而遭受折磨。
• Hooker didn't squander his money on flashy cars or other vices
  胡克没有将自己的钱浪费在豪华轿车或其他恶习上。
• She had the vices of her virtues but her constant generosity and unselfishness were felt by all around her.
  尽管她有不足之处，但她一贯大方与无私却是有口皆碑的。
• As we have said, he had no vices.
  他一点也没有不良的嗜好，我们已经说过。
• Lewdness is the worst of all vices.
  万恶淫为首。
• Gratitude is the least of virtues; ingratitude the worst of vices.
  感恩是最起码的美德，忘恩负义是最不道德的行为。
• It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
  我的经验是不说话的人也没什么美德。
• I tend to be tolerant of most vices in life, and also in investing.
  我倾向于容忍生活中的大部分不道德行为，在投资方面也是如此。