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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.
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