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vice MORAL FAULTvaIsn(a) moral fault or weakness in someone's character, or immoral activity, esp. involving illegal sex, drugs, etc.邪恶(行为);道德败坏(行为);堕落(行为)Greed, pride, envy, dishonesty, and lust are considered to be vices. [C]贪婪、自傲、忌妒、不诚实以及色欲都被认为是邪恶。All the candidates have their virtues and vices (= their strengths and weaknesses). [C]每个候选人都有他们的优点和缺点。(esp. humorous) My one real vice (= bad habit) is chocolate.我真正的一个恶习是吃巧克力。The chief of police said that he was committed to wiping out vice (= illegal immoral activities) in the area. [U]警察头头说他担负着扫除该地区罪恶的责任。The drug dealers have been picked up by the vice squad (= police officers whose job it is to stop criminal immoral activities).毒品贩子们已经被锄恶小组揪出来了。It is believed that the pornographic films are being distributed by a vice ring (= a group of people involved in criminal immoral activities).据信那些黄色电影是由一个罪恶团体散布的。"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice"(Barry Goldwater in a speech, 1964)“捍卫自由行动中的极端主义不是罪恶。”(巴里·戈德华特的演说词)
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