vice

vice1
[vʌɪs]
noun
  1. [mass noun]immoral or wicked behaviour
    邪恶行为；缺德行为
    ■criminal activities involving prostitution, pornography, or drugs
    （卖淫、色情或毒品等）犯罪行为
    ■[count noun]an immoral or wicked personal characteristic
    （人品）缺德；邪恶
    ■[count noun]a weakness of character or behaviour; a bad habit
    （性格或行为）弱点；坏习惯
    cigars happen to be my father's vice.
    抽雪茄是我父亲的坏习惯。
    ■(亦作 stable vice)[count noun]a bad or neurotic habit of stabled horses, typically arising as a result of boredom
    （尤指马厩里马因厌倦而出现的）劣性，恶癖
派生
viceless
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English: via Old French from Latin vitium
vice2
[vʌɪs]
(美 vise)
noun
  1. a metal tool with movable jaws which are used to hold an object firmly in place while work is done on it, typically attached to a workbench
    （尤指装在工作台上的）虎头钳，台钳
派生
vice-like
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English (denoting a screw or winch): from Old French vis, from Latin vitis 'vine'
vice3
[ˈvʌɪsi]
preposition
  1. as a substitute for
    代，代替
    the letter was drafted by David Hunt, vice Bevin who was ill.
    那封信是由大卫•亨特代病中的贝文草拟的。
语源
  1. Latin, ablative of vic- 'change'
vice4
[vʌɪs]
noun
  1. (informal). short for vice-president, vice admiral, etc
    (非正式)。 vice-president, vice admiral，等的简称
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