vice
English → Chinese
noun//vaɪs//
(品行) 恶习:不道德或有害的坏习惯,如吸烟、嗜赌等
Greed is often considered a major vice that leads to corruption in society.
(Chinese) 贪婪通常被认为是一种导致社会腐败的主要恶习。
The detective spent years investigating the city's gambling and drug vices.
(Chinese) 这名侦探花了几年的时间调查该市的赌博和毒品恶习。
noun//vaɪs//
(工具) 老虎钳:一种固定在工作台上的用来夹住工件的工具
The carpenter secured the piece of wood in a vice before starting to saw it.
(Chinese) 木工在开始锯木头之前,先用老虎钳把它固定住。
Tighten the vice slowly to avoid damaging the delicate metal part.
(Chinese) 慢慢拧紧老虎钳,以免损坏精细的金属零件。
Entry ID: en:zh:vice · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary