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adj- ① 徒然的,无益的;无效的
- a vain hope空望
- vain efforts徒劳
- All their work was in vain.他们的工作都是徒劳。
- She made a vain attempt to stop him.她试图阻止他,但是徒然。
- ② 【文】空虚的;虚饰的,徒有其表的
- vain promises虚假的诺言
- vain pleasures无聊的欢乐
- ③ 1浮夸的,虚荣的2自负的,得意的,自夸的<about, of>
- a very vain dandy非常虚荣的纨裤子
- She was vain of [about] her good looks.她自负貌美。
- It's vain of you to do so.你做未免太自负。
字辨vain: 指想法、行动、努力等未能获致好结果 vain appeal for the improvement futile: 强调无效而表示行之无益与不智 Futile attempt to teach science to the pupils. fruitless: 强调长久努力却无效果的 Our efforts proved fruitless. 词族- vainlyadv.徒然地,无益地
- vainnessn.徒然;空虚;虚饰;浮夸
- vanityn.空虚,空幻
短语- in vain
- take the name of God in vain=take God's name in vain妄用上帝之名(★出自圣经「出埃及记」)
- take a person's name in vain轻蔑地叫某人的名字
同义词- fruitlessadj.没结果的
- pointlessadj.无意义的
- pompousadj.夸大的
- proudadj.骄傲的
- superficialadj.肤浅的
- unsuccessfuladj.不成功的
- barren
- bigheaded
- bootless
- conceited
- egoistic
- egoistical
- egotistic
- egotistical
- empty
- futile
- hollow
- idle
- narcissistic
- otiose
- stuck-up
- swellheaded
- unavailing
- unprofitable
- useless
- vacant
- vainglorious
- self-conceited
- sleeveless
- swollen
- swollen-headed
反义词- beneficialadj.有益的
- effectiveadj.有效的
- fruitfuladj.有结果的
- humbleadj.自谦的
- modestadj.谦虚的
- shyadj.害羞的
- substantialadj.有价值的
- successfuladj.成功的
- usefuladj.有用的
- validadj.有效力的
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