| 单词 | vain |
| 释义 | vain (disapproving) too proud of your appearance, abilities or achievements（对自己的容貌、能力或成就）自负的，自视过高的◆she's too vain to wear glasses.她太爱虚荣，不肯戴眼镜。◆i don't think it's vain to care about how you look.我并不认为注重自己的容貌就是爱慕虚荣。opp modest → modest ➡ see also vanity → pride vain [usually before noun] (written) not producing the result you want徒劳的；枉然的；无结果的◆i knocked loudly in the vain hope that someone might answer.我敲门敲得很响，希望有人应声，却是徒然。vain/veɪn ||; ven/adj1. useless; failing to produce the result you want 无用的；徒劳的: ◇she turned away in a vain attempt to hide her tears. 她转过身去，想要掩饰自己的眼泪，可惜白费力气。 2. (used about a person) too proud of your own appearance, abilities, etc （指人）爱虚荣的，自负的，自视过高的: ◇he's so vain -- he looks in every mirror he passes. 他很爱虚荣，每经过一面镜子都要照一照。 ☞noun vanity 名词为vanity ➔vainly adv in vain without success 徒然；白费力: ◇the firemen tried in vain to put out the fire. 消防员尝试扑灭那场火，可惜徒劳无功。 vainsee ⇨ fail 2 ⇨ proud 2 • • •• ⇨ in vain vain /ven; veɪn/adj 1. in vain without success 徒劳，无结果:◇doctors tried in vain to save his life. 医生试图挽救他的生命，结果却回天乏术。 2. vain attempt/hope a vain hope or attempt is not successful or does not happen in the way that you want 徒劳的尝试/徒然的希望 3. having too much pride in yourself, your appearance, and your abilities 自负的，自视过高的:◇men are so vain. 男人很自负。 |
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