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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Lying and cruelty are vices.
  说谎和残暴均是恶劣的行为。
• 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。
• 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。
• Hate no one; hate their vices, not themselves.
  不要恨人；恨他们的罪恶，不是他们自己。
• Gluttong and drunkenness have been called carnal vices.
  贪食和嗜酒被称为肉体上的罪恶。
• 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。