单词
vain
读音
veɪn
美式
英式
词根
"Vain" 这个单词的词根来自于拉丁语的"vanus"，意思就是“空的、无用的”。
释义
adj. 徒劳的；自负的；无结果的；无用的
例句
He was vain and bombastic.
他既虚荣又浮夸。
He was self-important, vain and ignorant.
他自大、虚荣、而且无知。
I think he is shallow, vain and untrustworthy.
我认为他浅薄、虚荣、不可信。
He was vain and bombastic.
他既虚荣又浮夸。
He was self-important, vain and ignorant.
他自大、虚荣、而且无知。
I think he is shallow, vain and untrustworthy.
我认为他浅薄、虚荣、不可信。
强化记忆
"Vain" 这个单词，音读起来类似于"van"，你可以将它想象成一辆虚荣的"van"车：镀了金，装了很多镜子，车主在车里只顾看自己，这样有趣的场景可以帮助你记住这个单词。在欧美文化中，"vain" 除了字面意思以外，往往也用来形容那些过度自负或自我中心的人。其实这样的行为在任何文化中都并不受到赞赏。
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Was I being silly?Vain?I never made a living off of art before
and they're desperately spending the little bit of savings that they have,trying in vainto find a cure for their children.
For Gail, 3 is athletic and sporty,9 is a vain, elitist girl.By contrast, the sound units of language,
Tragically, the characters are locked in anexistential conundrum: they wait in vainfor an unknown figure to give them a sense of purpose,
because the Syrian regime continues to deny his arrest,but his work is not in vain.It's for Khalil I faced my torturer in Germany.
所属分类
大学,专升本-自考,专四专八,其他
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