vice
n
1
(a) [U] evil or unprincipled conduct; wickedness 邪惡; 惡劣行徑; 缺德行為
vice and corruption in the Secret Service 特工部門的邪惡與腐敗現象.
(b) [C] particular form of this 邪惡的或不道德的行為或現象
Greed is a terrible vice. 貪得無厭是可鄙的行為. Cf 參看 virtue 1.
2 [C] (infml or joc 口或謔) fault or bad habit; weakness 缺點; 壞習慣; 壞毛病
Sherry is one of my little vices! 我有個毛病, 就是好喝雪利酒!
3 [U] criminal or immoral behaviour, eg gambling,drug-trafficking, pornography, prostitution 罪惡行徑, 不道德的行為(如賭博、 販毒、 色情勾當、 賣淫)
[attrib 作定語]
`vice squads, ie groups of police who try to prevent this 警方取締賭博、 販毒、 色情活動的行動隊
Detectives smash London vice ring, eg in a newspaper headline. 警探偵破倫敦黃賭毒團伙(如報刊標題).
4 (idm 習語) a den of iniquity/vice => den. vice (US vise) n metal tool, used in woodwork, etc, with a pair of jaws that hold a thing securely while work is done on it 臺鉗; (老)虎鉗
(fig 比喻) He held my arm in a vice-like (ie very firm) grip. 他的手像虎鉗一樣緊緊抓住了我的手臂.