vice
noun
vaɪs
noun
1
criminal
activities
that
involve
sex
or
drugs
〔涉及性或毒品的〕罪行，邪恶行径
U
the
fight
against
vice
on
the
streets
打击街头恶行的斗争
The
police
have
smashed
a
vice
ring
(=a
group
of
criminals
involved
in
vice)
in
Chicago.
警方捣毁了芝加哥的一个犯罪团伙。
2
a
bad
habit
恶习
C
Smoking
is
my
only
vice.
吸烟是我唯一的恶习。
3
a
bad
or
immoral
quality
in
a
person,
or
bad
or
immoral
behaviour
恶德; 恶行;
C,U
Jealousy
is
a
vice.
妒忌是一种恶德。
to
reward
virtue
and
punish
vice
扬善惩恶
4
vise
usually
一般作
a
tool
that
holds
an
object
very
firmly
so
that
you
can
work
on
it
老虎钳，台钳
C | AmE
He
held
my
arm
like
a
vice
.
他老虎钳似的紧紧抓住我的胳膊。