1 N-COUNT 缺点;瑕疵;弱点 A vice is a habit which is regarded as a weakness in someone's character, but not usually as a serious fault. 缺点;瑕疵;弱点
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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。
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Intellectual pretension was never one of his vices.
他从来不附庸风雅。
2 N-UNCOUNT （尤指与色情业、卖淫行为相关的）犯罪活动,恶行 Vice refers to criminal activities, especially those connected with pornography or prostitution. （尤指与色情业、卖淫行为相关的）犯罪活动,恶行
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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。
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...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
SYN wickedness, evil, corruption, sin
3 N-COUNT 老虎钳;台钳 A vice is a tool with a pair of parts that hold an object tightly while you do work on it. 老虎钳;台钳 [British]
in AM, use 美国英语用 vise
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