vain
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英 [veɪn]
美 [ven]
是什么意思
徒劳的；自负的；无结果的；无用的
双语释义
adj.(形容词)
- 自负的; 爱慕虚荣的 thinking too highly of one's appearance, abilities, etc.; conceited
- 徒劳的,无用的,无效的 useless or futile
英英释义
vain[ 英[veɪn] 美[ven] ]
- adj.
- characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
"vain about her clothes"
同义词：conceitedegotisticegotisticalself-conceitedswollenswollen-headed
- unproductive of success
"a vain attempt"
同义词：bootlessfruitlessfutilesleeveless
- characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
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词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+介词- be vain about〔of〕为…而自负
词组短语
in vain徒然；无效
vain glory虚荣
同近义词辨析
haughty, arrogant, vain, proud
这组词都有“骄傲的，傲慢的”的意思，其区别是：
haughty较正式用词，多用于贬义。指对身份或地位比自己低的人采取冷淡、轻视或鄙互的态度。
arrogant用于贬义，指过高估计自己，以致骄傲自大或傲慢无礼，目中无人。
vain指一个对自己的外表或对自己留给别的印象太过分地关注，以致自命不凡，自鸣得意。
proud含义广，普通用词。褒义指自豪和荣耀以及强烈的自尊；贬义则指傲慢，自以为是或自鸣得意。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- She is vain and foolish, and yet people like her.
她自负而愚蠢，然而人们喜欢她。 - She is vain of her voice.
她自以为她的声音了不起。 - They endeavoured to make her happy but in vain.
他们尽量使她快乐，却徒劳无功。 - All his father's exhortations were in vain.
他父亲的一切劝告都无效。 - We tried in vain to make him change his mind.
我们想使他改变主意，结果是白费心机。 - The world had made him extravagant and vain.
世俗使他变得放荡不羁，虚荣自负。 - She is so vain that she can't pass a mirror without looking into it.
她好爱虚荣,每经过一面镜子都要照一下。
权威例句
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