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

• 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。
• My experience taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few virtues.
  我的经验告诉我，没有缺点的人通常也没有什麽优点。
• They parade their virtuous beliefs and hide their vices
  他们大秀美德并掩盖自己的罪恶。
• He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
  他拥有所有我不喜欢的优点，但没有任何我喜欢的缺点。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• All these virtues exist side by side with the real vices.
  所有这些美德同那些真正的邪恶行为同时并存。
• 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。
• You've no expensive vices.
  你没有乱花钱的恶习。