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viceBrE /vaɪs/NAmE /vaɪs/ noun [U] criminal activities that involve sex or drugs （与性或毒品有关的）罪行◆plain-clothes detectives from the vice squad 取缔性或毒品犯罪行动队的便衣侦探 [U, C] evil or immoral behaviour; an evil or immoral quality in sb's character 恶行；不道德行为；堕落；邪恶◆The film ended most satisfactorily: vice punished and virtue rewarded. 这部电影有个令人满意的结局：邪恶受到惩治，美德得到报偿。◆Greed is a terrible vice. 贪婪是一种恶习。◆(humorous) Cigarettes are my only vice. 我唯一的罪过就是爱抽烟。(especially BrE) (NAmE usually vise) [C] a tool with two metal blocks that can be moved together by turning a screw. The vice is used to hold an object firmly while work is done on it 台钳；虎钳◆He held my arm in a vice-like (= very firm) grip. 他的手像虎钳一样紧紧抓住了我的手臂。 |
