vice

Kìm, bát vít, máy khoan

a tool for holding or turning objects, especially when working with metal

• use a vice

Collocations workbench vice · metalworking vice

• He uses a vice to hold the metal while he cuts it.

  Anh ấy dùng kìm để giữ kim loại khi cắt.

Chức vụ phụ, chức phó

a position of authority or responsibility, especially one that is less important than the main job

• hold a vice

Collocations vice president · deputy director

• She was appointed to the position of vice president.

  Cô ấy được bổ nhiệm vào chức phó chủ tịch.

Háy, thói quen xấu

a bad habit or an immoral activity that is difficult to stop doing

• have a vice

Collocations alcoholism as a vice · smoking as a vice

• He has a vice for gambling.

  Anh ấy có thói quen xấu là cờ bạc.

Phụ thuộc, phụ trợ

used to describe something that is not the main or most important thing, but which has some of its qualities

• vice president

Collocations vice chairman · vice principal

• She is the vice chair of the committee.

  Cô ấy là phó chủ tịch của ủy ban.