| [/vaɪs; vaɪs/] n 用法:
1 (a) [U] evil or unprincipled conduct; wickedness 邪恶; 恶劣行径; 缺德行为:
vice and corruption in the Secret Service 特工部门的邪恶与腐败现象.
(b) [C] particular form of this 邪恶的或不道德的行为或现象:
Greed is a terrible vice. 贪得无厌是可鄙的行为. Cf 参看 virtue 1. 用法:
2 [C] (infml or joc 口或谑) fault or bad habit; weakness 缺点; 坏习惯; 坏毛病:
Sherry is one of my little vices! 我有个毛病, 就是好喝雪利酒! 用法:
3 [U] criminal or immoral behaviour, eg gambling,drug-trafficking, pornography, prostitution 罪恶行径, 不道德的行为（如赌博、 贩毒、 色情勾当、 卖淫）:
[attrib 作定语] `vice squads, ie groups of police who try to prevent this 警方取缔赌博、 贩毒、 色情活动的行动队 *
Detectives smash London vice ring, eg in a newspaper headline. 警探侦破伦敦黄赌毒团伙（如报刊标题）. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) a den of iniquity/vice => den.
vice-
comb form 构词成分 用法:
1 acting as substitute or deputy for 代理; 副:
vice-president *
vice-chancellor. 2 next in rank to 级别低於:
vice-admiral. =>App 9 见附录9. |