vain
英 [veɪn] 美 [ven]

adj.

徒劳的；自负的；无结果的；无用的

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 自负的; 爱慕虚荣的 thinking too highly of one's appearance, abilities, etc.; conceited
2. 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

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.)

1. She is vain and foolish, and yet people like her.
   她自负而愚蠢，然而人们喜欢她。
2. She is vain of her voice.
   她自以为她的声音了不起。
3. They endeavoured to make her happy but in vain.
   他们尽量使她快乐，却徒劳无功。
4. All his father's exhortations were in vain.
   他父亲的一切劝告都无效。
5. 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。
6. The world had made him extravagant and vain.
   世俗使他变得放荡不羁，虚荣自负。
7. 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。

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