| 释义 |
vain[ven; vein]《源自拉丁文“空洞的”的意思》形容词(~.er; ~.est)1 无益的, 徒然的, 无效的, 徒劳的 (→ futile【同义字】)~ efforts徒劳a ~ attempt徒然的尝试All their efforts were ~.他们的一切努力都徒然无功All their resistance was ~.他们的一切抵抗归于无效He made a ~ attempt to reach the summit of the mountain.他试图攀登那座山的顶峰, 但未能成功2 a. 自负的, 虚荣心强的a very ~ man非常自负的人Whistler was not just immodest, he was shamelessly ~.惠斯勒并不只是粗野无礼, 而是自负无耻b. [对…]自负的[about, of]She was ~ about [of] her beauty.她对自己的美貌颇为自负3 (文语)空虚的, 空洞的, 无谓的~ promises [threats]空洞的承诺 [威胁]waste one's life in ~ pleasures在无谓的享欢中浪费一生~ talk空洞的谈话4 ‘古’愚蠢的unruly and ~ talkers任性而愚蠢的谈话者■ in vain(1) 徒然, 白费地, 无效地All our efforts were in ~.我们的一切努力终成泡影He did it, but in ~.他做了, 但还是没有用He tried to solve the problem in ~.他设法解决那问题, 但是枉费心机(2) 轻率地, 随便地take the name of God in ~滥用上帝之名take a person's name in ~轻蔑地喊某人名字名词~.ness副词~.ly |