vain

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a. 无价值的, 徒然的, 空虚的, 自负的, 愚蠢的

发音

US /veɪn/
UK /veɪn/
SCOT /ven/
其它 /vein/

词形变化

vains 三单 vaining 现在分词 vained 过去式 vained 过去分词 vainer 比较级 vainer vainest more vain 比较级 vainest 最高级 most vain 最高级

别名

wayn

教材释义与例句

形容词

徒劳的；自负的；无结果的；无用的

someone who is vain is too proud of their good looks, abilities, or position – used to show disapproval

Men can be just as vain as women.

男人有时会和女人一样虚荣。

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To frustrate.

    过时 废旧 罕用 及物
adj. B1
  1. 1.

    Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.

    白白

    徒然

    徒劳

    vain toil a vain attempt

  2. 2.

    Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.

    虚荣

  3. 3.

    Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.

  4. 4.

    Showy; ostentatious.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

swollen futile conceited egotistical fruitless bootless egotistic self-conceited sleeveless swollen-headed

近义相关 2

proud unproductive

相关短语

in vain 徒然 [法] 徒然, 无效 Richard of York gave battle in vain take someone's name in vain in the same vain takes someone's name in vain taking someone's name in vain took someone's name in vain taken someone's name in vain

词源

A conversion of the adjectival form of vain. The only use of this verb in English appears c. 1628 in the writings of Owen Felltham.

来源：wiktionary