vain [形容詞] 愛虛榮的;徒然的
vain
[vein]
adj.自負的, 徒勞的, 無效的, 虛榮的
例句與用法：
They endeavoured to make her happy but in vain.
他們儘量使她快樂，卻徒勞無功。
She is vain of her voice.
她自以為她的聲音了不起。
He tried in vain to catch the butterfly on the flower.
他白費力氣想抓住停在花上的蝴蝶。
All his father's exhortations were in vain.
他父親的一切勸告都無效。
She is vain and foolish, and yet people like her.
她自負而愚蠢，然而人們喜歡她。
A vain person; a dandy.
虛榮的人; 愛炫耀的人
All our work was in vain.
我們的工作全都白幹了。
We tried in vain to make him change his mind.
我們想使他改變主意，結果是白費心機。
詞形變化：
副詞: vainly | 形容詞比較級: vainer | 形容詞最高級: vainest | 名詞: vainness |
英文解釋:
形容詞 vain:
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
同義詞：conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed
unproductive of success
同義詞：bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless
同義詞
conceited | unsuccessful | proud | futile | fruitless | idle | lofty | ineffectual | self-centered | egotistical | boastful | egocentric | haughty | consequential | smug | worthless | otiose | negative | hollow | empty | abortive | narcissistic | vainglorious | arrogant | ineffective | hopeless | unproductive | pointless | bootless | sleeveless | swollen | egotistic | self-conceited | swollen-headed |
反義詞
以上來源於大辭典
英文熱門瀏覽
increase英文相關瀏覽
attempt
