vice

• اسم يدل على عيب أخلاقي أو عادة ضارة أو سلوك منافٍ للأخلاق، وغالبًا ما يرتبط بالانغماس في ملذات ضارة أو غير أخلاقية.

A noun referring to a moral failing, bad habit, or immoral behavior, often associated with indulgence in harmful or unethical activities.

1. Immoral behaviorB2formal

   A moral fault or bad habit; immoral or wicked behavior.

   رذيلة

   • Gambling is considered a vice in many cultures.
   • He struggled with the vice of excessive drinking.
   • The novel explores the conflict between virtue and vice.

   المرادفاتcorruptiondebaucherydepravityevilimmoralityiniquitylicentiousnessprofligacysinwickedness

   الأضدادvirtue

2. B1formal

   A tool with two jaws used to hold an object firmly while work is done on it.

   مِلْزَمَة

   • He clamped the metal piece in the vice to saw it.
   • The carpenter used a vice to hold the wood steady.
   • Make sure the vice is tightened securely before drilling.

   المرادفاتclampholdfastvise