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

• 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。
• 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。
• Whole societies become infected by these vices.
  整个社会都被这些恶习所腐蚀。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Lewdness is the worst of all vices.
  万恶淫为首。
• 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。
• You've no expensive vices.
  你没有乱花钱的恶习。
• 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。