vice
n
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.
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!
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).
4 (idm 习语) a den of iniquity/vice => den. vice (US vise) n metal tool, used in woodwork, etc, with a pair of jaws that hold a thing securely while work is done on it 台钳; (老)虎钳
(fig 比喻) He held my arm in a vice-like (ie very firm) grip. 他的手像虎钳一样紧紧抓住了我的手臂.
snapvt.& vi. 猛地咬住;呵斥;折断;
vt. 拍照;用子母扣扣;[棒球]快速传(球);拍…的快照;
n. (树枝等的)突然折断;严厉的话;突然的撕咬;尤指关上或断裂的声音)啪嗒声;
vi. 啪啪作响;(目光)闪耀;(牙齿等)咯咯作响;(精神)突然崩溃;
adj. 容易的;喀嗒一声扣下的;仓促的;
adv. 噼啪作响地;啪嗒一声;猛然;