(called a parish) ( ) ftyft, UcK## 2 (AMmE)
a priest in the
!lrp —compare curate,
minister n.(2), priest(I), rector(I)
vicarage
/‘vikarid3/ noun a vicar’s house vic ari ous /vi'kearias; /VAmE vai'ker-/ adj. [only before noun] felt or experienced by
watching or reading about sb else doing sth, rather than by doing it yourself |h] fg 3\ : He got a vicarious thrill out of watching his
son score the winning goal ftlrlrJLftlh]' AftJftlfj— #,
► vic-ari-ous-ly adv.
vice /vais/ noun 1 [u] criminal activities that
involve sex or drugs ( ft 'ft i # & ft A 69 ) H ff : plain-clothes detectives from the
vice squad
ft # or 3EJPfr^ lAW ft ft ft 2 [U, C] evil or immoral
behaviour; an evil or immoral quality in sb’s character M ff; ft H I! ff ft; M'M ; ffl M : The film ended most satisfactorily: vice
punished and virtue rewarded, it. nP ft M W ft)A
U: 0 Greed is a terrible
vice. — #3S ft o' o (humorous) Cigarettes are my
only vice, ftut—WPMsfclIMft'jSo 3 (BrE) (/VAmE vise) [C] a tool with two metal
blocks that can be moved together by turning a screw. The vice is used to hold
an object firmly while work is done on it.
He
held my arm in a vice-like (= very firm) grip,
vice- /vais/ combining form (in nouns and related
adjectives ft £ it] ft ft Eft ft is])
next in rank to sb and able to represent them or act for them g!]; ftii: vice-captain SJMft
.vice
‘admiral noun an officer of very high
rank in the navy
.vice ‘chancellor noun the head of a
university in
.vice-’president noun (abbr. VP) 1 the person below the
president of a country in rank, who takes control of the country if the
president is not able to @!]&lft; gij±$r 2 (NAmEI) a person in charge of
a particular part of a business company ( ) SfL&fs,
Ji:
the
vice-president of sales vice-roy /‘vaisroi/ noun (often used as a title ft)
a person who is sent by a
king or queen to govern a COLONY (
vice versa /.vais 'V3:sa; .vaisi; NAmE 'V3:rsa/ adv. used to say that the
opposite of what you have just said is also true #; You can cruise from
mmw&o
vichyssoise /,vi:Ji:'swa:z/ noun [u, C] (from French) a type of soup made
with potatoes and cream, usually served cold )
the vicinity /va'sinati/ noun [sing.] the area around
a particular place if] m ft K; $P i£ ft K; Pft ific: Crowds gathered in the vicinity of
vi cious /'vijas/ adj. 1 violent and cruel £EH$J ; $e@§Eft H77I brutal: a vicious attack 0
a
vicious
criminal IX] ^ <> She has a vicious temper, ft ft'If
MfMo 2 (of animals zf ft)
aggressive and dangerous |Xj SE^&l&lft: a vicious dog if ft 3 (of an attack,
criticism, etc. , ft if ^s) full of hatred and anger
ft'It! Eft; F* Eft: She wrote me a vicious
letter. ft££
J - H f* W Eft ft o 4 (informal) very bad or severe M b (ft; Jr Eft: a vicious headache M^IIEftA^} 0 a vicious spiral of
rising prices
ftft^Mft!^Sift±^ ►
vi
cious ly adv. viciousness noun [U]: Police were shocked by the viciousness of
the assault.
.vicious
‘circle noun [sing.] a situation in
which one problem causes another problem which then makes the first problem
worse M
ft # ft
— compare virtuous circle
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vi-cis-si-tude /vi'sisitjuid; NAmE -tu:d/ noun [usually pi.] (formal) one of the many
changes and problems in a situation or in your life, that you have to deal with
$if;
A£lftS#; victim 0-w /'viktim/ noun
1
a person who has been attacked, injured or
killed as the result of a crime, a disease, an accident, etc. ^ H
#
; ‘1 at ft ; -I #
; W ft qp : murder/rape, etc.
victims ^ , 3t#f o accident/earth-
quake/famine, etc.
victims ftft. Jfi M,
#
0 AIDS/cancer/stroke, etc. victims IS S,
o victims of crime W ^ # 0 She was
the innocent victim of an arson attack, ftjl—
0 Schools are the latest victims of
cuts in public spending. ¥ # Ji
M
M ^ ^ ft A W ft ff ffi ft rr «,
2
a person who has been tricked ^ IS M ;
i: ^ W A
HT1 target : They were the victims of a cruel
hoax. ft in J& 7 — A ^ W ± # o — see also fashion
victim 3 an animal or a person that is killed and
offered as a sacrifice fejgftft ( ^A
) ; ^
no; ffift: a sacrificial victim IRTl fall 'victim .to sth)
(formal) to be injured, damaged
or killed by sth ^
vic tim ize (BrE also -ise) /'viktimaiz/ verb [VN]
[often passive] to make sb suffer unfairly because you do not like them, their
opinions, or sth that they have done ( ftlH^ft ) For years the family had
been victimized by racist neighbours.
HI
ff W # M ft M tfi & W. o o The
union claimed that some of its members had been victimized for taking part in
the strike. M
►
vic-tim-iza-tion, -isa-tion /.viktimai'zeijn; NAmE-ma'z-/ noun [U]
vic*tiit»-less /'viktimlas/ adj. a victimless crime is
one in which nobody seems to suffer or be harmed ( H
ffAlAigtm ft^WftAW
.victim
sup'port noun [U] a service
provided by the police that helps people who are victims of crime ft
AfcSb
( )
vic-tor /'vikta(r)/ noun (literary) the winner of a
battle, competition, game, etc. jftfij#;
Vic-toria
Cross /vik.toiria 'kms; /VAmE 'krais/ noun (abbr. VC) a medal for special courage that is given to members of the
British and Commonwealth armed forces
fX) .
Vic-torian
/vik'tairian/
adj., noun • adj, 1 connected with the
period from 1837 to 1901 when Queen
3EBtft
( 1837-1901 ft ) (ft Victorian architecture
0 the Victorian age ££^fl|l'N‘ft 2 having the
attitudes that were typical of society during Queen
Victorian
attitudes to sex (= being easily shocked by sexual matters) ftji^jt 0 She advocated a
return to Victorian values (= hard work, pride in
your country, etc.).
■ noun a British person who
was alive during the period from 1837 to 1901, when Queen
Vic.toria
'plum noun (BrE) a type of
yellowish-red plum which can be eaten raw
or cooked ^ fij 3E If
f, S.f ( Zl&mn, )
Vic.toria
'sponge noun [c, U] a type of sponge cake that is made with fat in
the mixture vic tori ous /vik'toirias/ adj. ~ (in sth) having won a
victory; that ends in victory ftflTAj;
H771 successful, triumphant : the victorious army/ team JftfiJ A W; ft jftft] PA 0 He emerged victorious in the elections. ttSft#JftfJo ► victori-
ous-ly adv. *. !
victory <>■» /'viktari/ noun (pi. -ies) [c, U]
~ (over/against sb/sth) success in a game, an
election, a war, etc. jftfij; :
the team’s
3-2 victory against
Poland T^fAW 3:2 .0 to win a victory ft#jft
M o a decisive/narrow
victory ftftft ;
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