vain的意思是:adj.自负的;徒劳的;无效的;虚荣的。vain的详尽释义是adj.(形容词)自负的,自视过高的,自高自大的徒然的,徒劳的,无结果的,枉然的无益的爱虚荣的炫耀的空虚的无意义的,无价值的无效的,没效果的愚蠢的。vain副词:vainly;比较级:vainer;最高级:vainest;名词:vainness。
一、详尽释义点此查看vain的详细内容
二、英英释义
"a conceited fool"
"an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"
"an egotistical disregard of others"
"so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"
"growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"
"vain about her clothes"
"a fruitless search"
"futile years after her artistic peak"
"a sleeveless errand"
"a vain attempt"
三、网络解释
1. 无用的,虚荣的:familial 家庭的 |vain 无用的,虚荣的 | vein 面纱; 掩饰
2. 徒劳的:vague 含糊的 |vain 徒劳的 | valid 有根据的
3. 徒然的:vail n小费 |vain 徒然的 |vainglorious 虚荣的
4.vain:vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia; 阴道鳞状上皮内肿瘤
四、例句
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。
五、常见句型
六、经典引文
All literature, art, and science are vain..if they do not enable you to be glad.
出自:J. RuskinIt is..vain to try to be other than we are.
出自:D. M. FrameThe vain attempts of feminist critics to prove there is a..'women's language'.
出自:New York Review of Books七、词源解说
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