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vain
时间: 2024-05-15 10:02:20
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英 [veɪn]

adj.自负的;虚荣的;自命不凡的;徒劳的;无效的;无用的;无意义的;

双语例句
  • He was vain and bombastic.

    他既虚荣又浮夸。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • He was self-important, vain and ignorant.

    他自大、虚荣、而且无知。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • I think he is shallow, vain and untrustworthy.

    我认为他浅薄、虚荣、不可信。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • She is perceived as vain, spoiled, and promiscuous.

    她被认为是个虚荣、娇生惯养、淫乱的女人。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • Isabelle was a frivolous little fool, vain and flighty.

    伊莎贝尔曾是一个轻率的小傻瓜,自负而轻浮。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • I knocked loudly in the vain hope that someone might answer.

    我敲门敲得很响,希望有人应声,却是徒然。

    《牛津词典》
  • He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence.

    他停在门口,徒然地等着她跟自己打招呼。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • He married his fourth wife, Susan, in the vain hope that she would improve his health.

    他怀着她能改善自己健康的徒然希望娶了第4个妻子苏珊。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • The drafting committee worked through the night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule.

    起草委员会徒劳地通宵工作想按期完成工作。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • "No," said he, "it is all in vain."

    “不。”他说,“一切只是徒劳。”

  • But it has been in vain.

    但这一切都是徒劳的。

  • It has been in vain.

    这一切都是徒劳的。

  • He prayed, he wept, he sorrowed, but all in vain.

    他祈祷,他哭泣,他悲伤,但都是徒劳的。

  • Our efforts were not in vain.; we didn't waste our energy.

    我们的力气没有白费。

    《新英汉大辞典》
  • Heidi struggled constantly against her sorrow, but in vain.

    海蒂不断地与悲伤作斗争,但白费力气。

  • He wasn't so vain as to think he was smarter than his boss.

    他还没有自负到以为他比自己的上司还精明。

  • They were a vain and boastful company of heroes when the tale was done.

    故事结束时,他们是一群自负虚荣的英雄。

  • In vain he declared his innocence; he was dismissed with no better answer.

    他宣称自己无罪,却徒劳无功;他没有更好的回答就被解雇了。

  • A humble man falls in love with himself; a vain man falls in love with his reflection.

    一个谦虚的人爱上的是他自己;而一个虚荣的人爱上的却是自己的倒影。

  • She's too vain to wear glasses.

    她太爱虚荣,不肯戴眼镜。

    《牛津词典》
  • All our efforts were in vain.

    我们的所有努力都付诸东流了。

    《牛津词典》
  • She searched in vain for her passport.

    她翻找自己的护照,但没找着。

    《牛津词典》
  • They tried in vain to persuade her to go.

    他们极力劝说她去,但枉费了一番口舌。

    《牛津词典》
  • Have you been taking my name in vain again?

    你又在滥用我的名义吧?

    《牛津词典》
  • They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter.

    他们怎么也找不到一个藏身的地方。

    《牛津词典》
  • Parents campaigned in vain for her reinstatement.

    家长们为她的复职而奔波,但是毫无结果。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain.

    他想让世人知道他儿子的死不是毫无意义的。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • A seemingly endless line of trucks waits in vain to load up.

    看上去没有尽头的一排卡车徒劳地等着装货。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • The plane circled twice, trying in vain to line up with the runway.

    飞机盘旋了两圈,试图对准跑道降落却没成功。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
短语搭配
  • in vain

    徒然;无效

  • vain glory

    虚荣

近义词
adj. 徒劳的;虚荣的;空虚的
同义词辨析

haughty, proud, arrogant, vain

这些形容词都有\骄傲的,傲慢的\之意。

  • 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。

  • 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。

  • 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。

词根词缀
vain-

vain-

同前缀词

考纲分布

12年出现 1

重要程度
  • 100%

    adj 徒劳的; 惘然的

考纲释义
  • adj. 徒劳的; 惘然的

    英文释义:

    having no meaning or likelihood of fulfillment; producing no result

    真题例句:

    • Jeff searched in vain for Rosie in the next four days.

      在接下来的四天里Jeff没有找到Rosie。

      [2019年 全国卷 完形填空]
词根词缀
vain-

vain-

同前缀词

必考短语
用法讲解
  • vain属常用词,用来形容不能达到预期目的或产生效果的思想、行为及努力,如:All his efforts were in vain.他的所有努力都白费了。

真题例句
  • As an inexperienced teacher, I tried every means to get them to be quiet, but in vain.

    2015年高考英语湖南卷 完形填空 原文
  • Jeff searched in vain for Rosie in the next four days.

    2019年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文
考纲分布

12年出现 3

重要程度
  • 100%

    adj 徒劳的; 惘然的

考纲释义
  • adj. 徒劳的; 惘然的

    英文释义:

    having no meaning or likelihood of fulfillment; producing no result

词根词缀
vain-

vain-

同前缀词

必考短语
用法讲解
  • vain属常用词,用来形容不能达到预期目的或产生效果的思想、行为及努力,如:All his efforts were in vain.他的所有努力都白费了。

真题例句
  • A lot of effort is made in vain.

    出自-2011年6月听力原文
考纲分布

12年出现 3

重要程度
  • 100%

    adj 徒劳的; 惘然的

  • 0%

    adj 自负的

考纲释义
  • adj. 徒劳的; 惘然的

    英文释义:

    having no meaning or likelihood of fulfillment; producing no result

  • adj. 自负的

    英文释义:

    showing excessive pride in one's appearance or accomplishments

词根词缀
vain-

vain-

同前缀词

必考短语
真题例句
  • During the hours spent waiting in vain to see a bone doctor, I decided to take another track and try acupuncture.

    2018年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
考纲分布

18年出现 1

重要程度
  • 200%

    adj 自负的; 爱虚荣的

  • 0%

    adj 徒劳的; 无效的

考纲释义
  • adj. 自负的; 爱虚荣的

    真题例句:

    • The point of a style upgrade isn't to become more vain or to spend more time fussing over what to wear.

      时尚升级的目的不是为了变得更虚荣,或者花更多时间纠结穿什么。

      [2016年 英语一 阅读理解B]
  • adj. 徒劳的; 无效的

词根词缀
vain-

vain-

同前缀词

真题例句
  • The point of a style upgrade isn’t to become more vain or to spend more time passing over what to wear.

    出自-2016年考研阅读原文
  • The point of a style upgrade isn't to become more vain or to spend more time fussing over what to wear.

    2016年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ