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 find it hard to forgive the follies and vices of others.
  我发现我很难原谅别人的愚蠢和恶习。
• Gluttong and drunkenness have been called carnal vices.
  贪食和嗜酒被称为肉体上的罪恶。
• 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。
• They parade their virtuous beliefs and hide their vices
  他们大秀美德并掩盖自己的罪恶。
• 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。
• Whole societies become infected by these vices.
  整个社会都被这些恶习所腐蚀。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。