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单词 vice
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vice


vice

a bad habit; serious moral failing: Drinking too much is a vice.
Not to be confused with:vise – a clamp for holding metal or wood in place: I used a vise to hold the wood as I sawed it in half.

vice 1

V0085800 (vīs)n.1. a. A practice or habit considered to be evil, degrading, or immoral: the vices of smoking and drinking.b. Wicked or depraved conduct or habits; corruption: "sharpers, desperadoes, pirates, and criminals steeped in vice" (Carl Holliday).2. Prostitution, the sale of illegal drugs, and certain other forms of usually nonviolent criminal behavior.3. a. A slight personal failing; a foible: the vice of untidiness.b. A flaw or imperfection; a defect: "Lady Hester remarked on the vice in his looks" (Edna O'Brien).4. a. Vice A character representing generalized or particular vice in English morality plays.b. A jester or buffoon.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vitium.]

vice 2

V0085800 (vīs)n. & v. Variant of vise.

vi·ce 3

V0086000 (vī′sē, -sə)prep. In place of; replacing: Ms. Fine acted as treasurer, vice Mr. Smith.
[Latin ablative of *vix, change; see vice-.]

vice

(vaɪs) n1. an immoral, wicked, or evil habit, action, or trait2. habitual or frequent indulgence in pernicious, immoral, or degrading practices3. a specific form of pernicious conduct, esp prostitution or sexual perversion4. a failing or imperfection in character, conduct, etc: smoking is his only vice. 5. (Pathology) pathol obsolete any physical defect or imperfection6. a bad trick or disposition, as of horses, dogs, etc[C13: via Old French from Latin vitium a defect] ˈviceless adj

vice

(vaɪs) or

vise

n (Tools) an appliance for holding an object while work is done upon it, usually having a pair of jawsvb (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to grip (something) with or as if with a vice[C15: from Old French vis a screw, from Latin vītis vine, plant with spiralling tendrils (hence the later meaning)] ˈviceˌlike, ˈviseˌlike adj

vice

(vaɪs) adja. (prenominal) serving in the place of or as a deputy forb. (in combination): viceroy. ninformal a person who serves as a deputy to another[C18: from Latin vice, from vicis interchange]

vice

(ˈvaɪsɪ) prepinstead of; as a substitute for[C16: from Latin, ablative of vicis change]

Vice

(vaɪs) n (European Myth & Legend) (in English morality plays) a character personifying a particular vice or vice in general

vice1

(vaɪs)

n. 1. an immoral or evil habit or practice. 2. immoral conduct; depraved behavior. 3. sexual immorality, esp. prostitution. 4. a personal shortcoming; foible. 5. a fault, defect, or flaw. 6. a physical defect or infirmity. 7. a bad habit, as in a horse. [1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin vitium a fault, defect, vice] syn: See fault.

vice2

(vaɪs)

n., v.t. viced, vic•ing. vise.

vi•ce3

(ˈvaɪ si, -sə, vaɪs)

prep. instead of; in the place of. [1760–70; < Latin: abl. of vicis (genitive; not attested in nominative) interchange, alternation]

vice-

a combining form meaning “deputy,” used esp. in the titles of officials who serve in the absence of the official denoted by the base word: viceroy; vice-chancellor; vice-chairman. [Middle English « Latin vice vice3]

vice


Past participle: viced
Gerund: vicing
Imperative
vice
vice
Present
I vice
you vice
he/she/it vices
we vice
you vice
they vice
Preterite
I viced
you viced
he/she/it viced
we viced
you viced
they viced
Present Continuous
I am vicing
you are vicing
he/she/it is vicing
we are vicing
you are vicing
they are vicing
Present Perfect
I have viced
you have viced
he/she/it has viced
we have viced
you have viced
they have viced
Past Continuous
I was vicing
you were vicing
he/she/it was vicing
we were vicing
you were vicing
they were vicing
Past Perfect
I had viced
you had viced
he/she/it had viced
we had viced
you had viced
they had viced
Future
I will vice
you will vice
he/she/it will vice
we will vice
you will vice
they will vice
Future Perfect
I will have viced
you will have viced
he/she/it will have viced
we will have viced
you will have viced
they will have viced
Future Continuous
I will be vicing
you will be vicing
he/she/it will be vicing
we will be vicing
you will be vicing
they will be vicing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been vicing
you have been vicing
he/she/it has been vicing
we have been vicing
you have been vicing
they have been vicing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been vicing
you will have been vicing
he/she/it will have been vicing
we will have been vicing
you will have been vicing
they will have been vicing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been vicing
you had been vicing
he/she/it had been vicing
we had been vicing
you had been vicing
they had been vicing
Conditional
I would vice
you would vice
he/she/it would vice
we would vice
you would vice
they would vice
Past Conditional
I would have viced
you would have viced
he/she/it would have viced
we would have viced
you would have viced
they would have viced
Thesaurus
Noun1.vice - moral weaknessvice - moral weakness frailtyevilness, evil - the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"
2.vice - a specific form of evildoingvice - a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"gambling, gaming, play - the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"evildoing, transgression - the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father"intemperateness, intemperance - consumption of alcoholic drinks

vice

noun1. fault, failing, weakness, limitation, defect, deficiency, flaw, shortcoming, blemish, imperfection, frailty, foible, weak point, infirmity Having the odd flutter on the horses is his only vice.
fault good point, strong point, talent, gift
2. wickedness, evil, corruption, sin, depravity, immorality, iniquity, profligacy, degeneracy, venality, turpitude, evildoing offences connected with vice, gaming and drugs
wickedness virtue, morality, honour

vice

nounDegrading, immoral acts or habits:bestiality, corruption, depravity, flagitiousness, immorality, perversion, turpitude, villainousness, villainy, wickedness.
Translations
恶习老虎钳不道德行为堕落

vice1

(American usually) vise (vais) noun a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws. The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice. 老虎鉗 老虎钳

vice2

(vais) noun1. a serious moral fault. Continual lying is a vice. 嚴重違反道德,墮落 不道德行为,堕落 2. a bad habit. Smoking is not one of my vices. 惡習 恶习

vice

恶习zhCN
IdiomsSeea den of iniquity/vice

vice


vice

1 Pathol obsolete any physical defect or imperfection

vice

2 (US (often)), vise an appliance for holding an object while work is done upon it, usually having a pair of jaws

vis, vice, vise

A spiral staircase generally of stone, whose steps wind around a central shaft or newel; a screw stair.
MedicalSeevis

Vice


Related to Vice: vice squad

Vice

A fault, flaw, defect, or imperfection. Immoral conduct, practice, or habit.

In Civil Law, redhibitory vices are defects or flaws in the subject matter of a sale that entitle the buyer to return the item and recover the purchase price.A vice crime is any type of immoral and illegal activity, such as prostitution, the sale of Drugs and Narcotics, and gambling.

VICE. A term used in the civil law and in Louisiana, by which is meant a defect in a thing; an imperfection. For example, epilepsy in a slave, roaring and crib-biting in a horse, are vices. Redhibitory vices are those for which the seller will be compelled to annul a sale, and take back the thing sold. Poth. Vente, 203; Civ. Code of Lo. art. 2498 to 2507; 1 Duv. n. 396.

VICE


AcronymDefinition
VICEAdvice (US DoD)
VICEVersatile Commodore Emulator
VICEVirginia Insect Control Expert for Corn (online resource)
VICEVORC Internet Chiptune Encyclopedia
VICEVoluntary Inspiratory Vasoconstrictor Episode (psychotherapy)

vice


Related to vice: vice squad
  • noun

Synonyms for vice

noun fault

Synonyms

  • fault
  • failing
  • weakness
  • limitation
  • defect
  • deficiency
  • flaw
  • shortcoming
  • blemish
  • imperfection
  • frailty
  • foible
  • weak point
  • infirmity

Antonyms

  • good point
  • strong point
  • talent
  • gift

noun wickedness

Synonyms

  • wickedness
  • evil
  • corruption
  • sin
  • depravity
  • immorality
  • iniquity
  • profligacy
  • degeneracy
  • venality
  • turpitude
  • evildoing

Antonyms

  • virtue
  • morality
  • honour

Synonyms for vice

noun degrading, immoral acts or habits

Synonyms

  • bestiality
  • corruption
  • depravity
  • flagitiousness
  • immorality
  • perversion
  • turpitude
  • villainousness
  • villainy
  • wickedness

Synonyms for vice

noun moral weakness

Synonyms

  • frailty

Related Words

  • evilness
  • evil

noun a specific form of evildoing

Related Words

  • gambling
  • gaming
  • play
  • evildoing
  • transgression
  • intemperateness
  • intemperance
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