| vice1 | n 1. immorality, wickedness, maksiat: a city full of ~, bandar raya yg penuh dgn maksiat; to live a life of ~, menjalani hidup penuh maksiat; ~ laws, undang-undang maksiat; 2. serious moral fault, nafsu: human ~s such as greed and lust, nafsu manusia spt tamak dan berahi; 3. bad habit, tabiat buruk: drinking can become a ~, minum arak boleh menjadi tabiat buruk; snoring isn’t one of his ~s, berdengkur bukanlah salah satu tabiat buruknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cover | ~ a multitude of sins, melindungi pelbagai jenis maksiat: the term “business” ~s a multitude of sins, istilah “perniagaan” melindungi pelbagai jenis maksiat; ~ o’s tracks, (lit. & fig.) menutup jejak sso; ~ /old, same/ ground, approp v + perkara yg sama: the lecturer will be ~ing old ground, pensyarah itu akan membincangkan perkara yg sama; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disorderly house | n rumah maksiat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vice squad | n pasukan pencegah maksiat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hotbed | n (fig.) sarang, lubuk: a ~ of vice, sarang maksiat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fame | n kemasyhuran: o achieve ~ and glory, mencapai kemasyhuran dan kegemilangan; house of ill ~, rumah maksiat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| swing | ~ into action, bertindak segera: the vice squad swung into action against the gambling dens that were sprouting like mushrooms, skuad pencegah maksiat bertindak segera thdp sarang-sarang perjudian yg tumbuh spt cendawan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| den | n 1. lair, jerumun: a lion’s ~, jerumun singa; 2. haunt, secret resort, sarang: a ~ of thieves, sarang penyamun; an opium ~, sarang pencandu; ~ of vice, tempat maksiat; 3. private retreat, bilik (peribadi). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| surrender | 3. yield (os) to a force, temptation, etc, tunduk: people who ~ themselves to the pleasures of the moment usually regret their actions later, orang-orang yg tunduk pd keseronokan masa kini selalunya akan menyesal kemudian; to ~ oneself to vice, tunduk pd maksiat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| infect | 2. contaminate, mencemari: the well water was ~ed with cholera germs, air perigi itu dicemari kuman taun; 3. affect (so.) as if it were a disease, menjangkiti: we must not allow these vices to ~ the people, kita tdk boleh membiarkan perbuatan-perbuatan maksiat ini menjangkiti orang ramai; 4. affect, influence with happy feelings etc, berjangkit-jangkit kpd, menjangkiti: her laughter ~ed the others, ketawanya sudah berjangkit-jangkit kpd yg lain; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |