vice
US /vaɪs/
noun Target · B2 Nhân sự
Definition
moral weakness
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The vice president will lead tomorrow's budget meeting.
Word Family
NounNoun
vice gốc
viciousness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
vicious
AdverbAdv
viciously
Synonyms
- deputysomeone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
- faulta wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Collocations
- Easy vice president of the companydescribing vice president of the company (moral weakness)
- Medium vice versa in negotiationsdescribing vice versa in negotiations (moral weakness)
- Hard vice squad crackdown on corporate graftdescribing vice squad crackdown on corporate graft (moral weakness)
- Very Hard caught in the unrelenting vice of conflicting loyaltiesto caught in the unrelenting vice of conflicting loyalties, meaning to discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
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