比較級:vainer最高級:vainest
vain基本解釋
vain
形容詞徒勞的; 自負的; 無(wú)結果的; 無(wú)用的
vain反義詞
形容詞effectualeffective
vain什么意思
vain同義詞
vain什么意思
形容詞loftyself-centeredegotisticalconceitedineffectualfutileproudboastfulegocentrichaughtyunsuccessfulfruitless
vain相關(guān)詞組
1. in vain : 徒然;
vain相關(guān)例句
形容詞
1. She's very vain about her good looks.
她為她那好的容貌而自負。
2. They made vain attempts to reach the mountaintop.
他們幾次徒然嘗試想攀登山頂。
3. He is vain of his speech.
他對自己的發(fā)言很得意。
4. She is vain and extravagant.
她既愛(ài)虛榮又奢侈。
1. The police tried in vain to break up the protest crowds.
警察企圖驅散抗議的人群,但沒(méi)有成功。
vain網(wǎng)絡(luò )解釋
1. 無(wú)用的,虛榮的:familial 家庭的 | vain 無(wú)用的,虛榮的 | vein 面紗; 掩飾
2. 徒勞的:vague 含糊的 | vain 徒勞的 | valid 有根據的
3. 徒然的:vail n小費 | vain 徒然的 | vainglorious 虛榮的
4. vain:vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia; 陰道鱗狀上皮內腫瘤
vain詞典解釋
1. 徒勞的;無(wú)效的;不成功的
A vain attempt or action is one that fails to achieve what was intended.
vain什么意思
e.g. The drafting committee worked through the night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule...
起草委員會(huì )為按計劃完成草案已通宵加班,但結果仍是徒勞。
e.g. I was singing in a vain effort to cheer him up.
我唱歌試圖讓他高興起來(lái),結果是白費力氣。
2. 徒然的;無(wú)望的
If you describe a hope that something will happen as a vain hope, you mean that there is no chance of it happening.
e.g. He married his fourth wife, Susan, in the vain hope that she would improve his health.
他娶了第四個(gè)老婆蘇珊,徒然希望她能使他健康狀況好轉。
3. 自負的;虛榮的;自命不凡的
If you describe someone as vain, you are critical of their extreme pride in their own beauty, intelligence, or other good qualities.
e.g. I think he is shallow, vain and untrustworthy.
我認為他淺薄虛榮,不可信任。
4. 徒勞;白費力氣
If you do something in vain, you do not succeed in achieving what you intend.
e.g. He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence...
他在門(mén)口停住,徒然地等待她和自己打招呼。
e.g. It became obvious that all her complaints were in vain.
很明顯她所有的抱怨都是白費口舌。
5. 無(wú)用的;無(wú)意義的;無(wú)價(jià)值的
If you say that something such as someone's death, suffering, or effort was in vain, you mean that it was useless because it did not achieve anything.
e.g. He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain.
他想讓全世界都知道,他的兒子不是白白死去的。
vain英英釋義
vain
adj
1. unproductive of success
e.g. a fruitless search
futile years after her artistic peak
a sleeveless errand
a vain attempt
Synonym: bootlessfruitlessfutilesleeveless
2. characteristic of false pride
having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
e.g. 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
Synonym: conceitedegotisticegotisticalself-conceitedswollenswollen-headed