vice
gb/vˈaɪs/ us/vˈaɪs/
B1
अंग्रेज़ी
~ 2500
erkölcsi hiba, bűn, káros szenvedély, satu, helyettes, alelnök
संज्ञा
B2
1
उपयोग पैटर्न:
[someone]'s vice
Gambling became his most destructive vice.
A szerencsejáték lett a legpusztítóbb káros szenvedélye.
She considered lying to be a serious vice.
A hazudozást súlyos erkölcsi hibának tartotta.
The novel explores the vices of greed and envy.
His only vice was an occasional cigar.
Corruption is a vice that undermines trust in government.
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
Smoking is a bad vice.
A dohányzás káros szenvedély.
Greed is a common vice.
A kapzsiság gyakori erkölcsi hiba.
Lying is a moral vice.
He has a vice for gambling.
Her main vice is eating too much sugar.
आम गलती:
Learners sometimes confuse 'vice' with 'device' because they sound similar; they are unrelated in meaning.
अर्थ
Immoral or wicked habit
शब्द-संयोजन
human vice
|personal vices
|gambling vice
|drug vice
|moral vice
समानार्थी शब्द
sin (Often used in a religious or moral context, whereas 'vice' can be secular.)
|
fault (A less formal and less morally loaded term than 'vice'.)
विलोम शब्द
virtue (The direct moral opposite of vice, meaning good moral quality.)
विषय
ethics
|society
|behavior
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
परिभाषा
A bad habit or way of behaving that is wrong or not moral.
A bad or immoral habit, practice, or characteristic, especially one that is socially harmful.
संज्ञा
B1
TECHNICAL
2
satu
B1
उपयोग पैटर्न:
a vice for [holding something]
The carpenter secured the plank in a vice before sawing.
Az asztalos fűrészelés előtt satuba fogta a deszkát.
He used a bench vice to hold the metal rod steady.
A fémrúd stabil rögzítéséhez padsatut használt.
Tighten the vice so the piece won’t move.
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
He put the wood in a vice.
Betette a fát a satuba.
The worker used a vice to hold the metal.
A munkás satut használt a fém rögzítéséhez.
The tool in the shop is a vice.
आम गलती:
Some learners confuse this with the moral meaning of 'vice'; context usually makes it clear.
अर्थ
Tool for holding objects
शब्द-संयोजन
bench vice
|metalworking vice
|woodworking vice
समानार्थी शब्द
clamp (A more general term for devices that hold things together, not always fixed to a bench.)
विषय
tools
|construction
|work
|technology
परिभाषा
A tool that holds something tightly so you can work on it.
A tool with two jaws that can be brought together by a screw to hold an object firmly in place while work is done on it.
संज्ञा
B2
3
उपयोग पैटर्न:
vice [title]
She was appointed vice president of marketing.
Kinevezték marketingért felelős alelnöknek.
The vice chairman will lead the meeting in the absence of the chairman.
Az elnök távollétében az elnökhelyettes vezeti majd az ülést.
He served as vice captain during the tournament.
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
He is the vice president of the company.
Ő a vállalat alelnöke.
The vice captain helped the team leader.
A csapatkapitány-helyettes segített a csapatvezetőnek.
She became the vice chairman last year.
आम गलती:
Learners sometimes think 'vice' alone means 'leader', but it refers to the second-in-command role.
अर्थ
Deputy or substitute role
शब्द-संयोजन
vice president
|vice chairman
|vice captain
समानार्थी शब्द
deputy ('Deputy' is more common outside of fixed titles, while 'vice' appears mainly in formal titles.)
विषय
leadership
|organization
|business
|work
परिभाषा
A person who is second in command and helps a leader, often in an official title.
A person who serves as the deputy or acting replacement for someone in authority, especially in titles like 'vice president'.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोश रूप
vice
IPA
GB/vˈaɪs/
US/vˈaɪs/
शब्दांश और ज़ोर
vice (1 शब्दांश)
Stress on 1st syllable (vice)
शब्द रूप
Noun
- Base: vice
- Plural: vice, vices
शब्द परिवार
अभिव्यक्तियाँ
a necessary evil or a necessary vice
1/ə nˈɛsɪsˌɛɹi ˈivəl ˈɔɹ ə nˈɛsɪsˌɛɹi vˈaɪs/
fixed phrase
Something bad but needed
Something you do not like but must accept because it helps reach a goal.
उदाहरण
- For many, commuting is a necessary evil.
- Some see advertising as a necessary evil of business.
vice versa
1/vˈaɪs vˈɚsə/
fixed phrase
With the order reversed
Used to say that the opposite of what you just said is also true.
उदाहरण
- She doesn’t trust him, and vice versa.
- Dogs can be good for people, and vice versa.