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

• Hate no one; hate their vices, not themselves.
  不要恨人；恨他们的罪恶，不是他们自己。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I cannot forget the follies and vices of others so soon as I ought, nor their offences against myself.
  别人的愚蠢和过错我本应该赶快忘掉，却偏偏忘不掉；人家得罪了我，我也忘不掉。
• 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。
• All the candidates have their virtues and vices.
  每个候选人都有他们的优点和缺点。
• You've no expensive vices.
  你没有乱花钱的恶习。
• 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。