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

• 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。
• Intellectual pretension was never one of his vices.
  他从来不附庸风雅。
• Hate no one; hate their vices, not themselves.
  不要恨人；恨他们的罪恶，不是他们自己。
• 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。
• He swept away the virtues and the vices, the established laws of good and evil.
  他把美德和犯罪，把法律规定的所谓善和恶，统统置之度外。
• I concentrate on spiritual studies, resist vices, and pray often.
  我一心扑在精神研究上，抵抗罪恶，时常祈祷。
• The how of virtues and vices, is now essentially described.
  现在我们已经阐述明白美德和恶习是怎么形成的了。
• She defeated the bad guy by virtue of her courage and by a pair of vices.
  由于她的勇气和借助一对老虎钳，她打败了那个坏蛋。
• But the bonanza also risks feeding some Brazilian vices: a spendthrift and corrupt political system;
  但是这一幸运之事也可能助长巴西某些社会恶习的滋生：一个挥霍无度并腐败的政体；
• I cannot forget the follies and vices of others so soon as I ought, nor their offences against myself.
  别人的愚蠢和过错我本应该赶快忘掉，却偏偏忘不掉；人家得罪了我，我也忘不掉。