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Vice N Count Connected 英[Vaɪs 美[Vaɪs N.恶习;不道德行为;(肉体的)缺陷,疾病;(文体等的)缺点,瑕疵;Prep.代替;取代;Adj.副的;代替的;Vt.用老虎钳夹紧;钳制 缺点;瑕疵;弱点 Habit

单词 vice
音标
英[vaɪs] 美[vaɪs]
解释
n.恶习;不道德行为;(肉体的)缺陷,疾病;(文体等的)缺点,瑕疵;prep.代替;取代;adj.副的;代替的;vt.用老虎钳夹紧;钳制;
例句

N-COUNT
缺点;瑕疵;弱点
A vice is a habit which is regarded as a weakness in someone's character, but not usually as a serious fault.
例: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。
例: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
Vice refers to criminal activities, especially those connected with pornography or prostitution.
例: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。
例:...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

N-COUNT
老虎钳;台钳
A vice is a tool with a pair of parts that hold an object tightly while you do work on it.
变形
pl:vices~

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