transcription, транскрипция: [ vaɪs ]
( vices)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A vice is a habit which is regarded as a weakness in someone’s character, but not usually as a serious fault.
Intellectual pretension was never one of his vices.
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2.
Vice refers to criminal activities, especially those connected with pornography or prostitution.
He said those responsible for offences connected with vice, gaming and drugs should be deported on conviction.
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3.
A vice is a tool with a pair of parts that hold an object tightly while you do work on it. ( BRIT; in AM, use vise )
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