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

• 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。
• Intellectual pretension was never one of his vices.
  他从来不附庸风雅。
• Rather tell me, has not every kind of life vices peculiarly its own?
  或者你会对我说，每种生活方式都有其独有的罪恶。
• To a philosophic eye the vices of the clergy are far more dangerous than their virtues.
  以哲学的眼光看，一个牧师的罪危险性远少于他的德。
• Whole societies become infected by these vices.
  整个社会都被这些恶习所腐蚀。
• I have many vices, but cowardice, or want of gratitude, are none of the number.
  我诚然有许多坏处，可决不怯懦，决不忘恩负义。
• When he was using, the actor said his biggest vices were drinking and opiates.
  他说，自己最大的恶习就是酗酒和吸毒。
• 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。
• All the candidates have their virtues and vices.
  每个候选人都有他们的优点和缺点。
• Lewdness is the worst of all vices.
  万恶淫为首。