英语词汇“vain”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-学习网

主要翻译
英语		中文
vain adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(egotistical) (自以为了不起的)	自负的，自我中心的
	(表面的)	虚荣的，爱炫耀的
	Paul is so vain; he thinks he's better than everyone else.
vain adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(without success)	徒劳无益的 tú láo wú yì de
		没有结果的 méi yǒu jié guǒ de
	Harry didn't even notice Emma's vain attempts to get his attention.
	艾玛徒劳地想要吸引哈利的目光，但哈利甚至都没有注意到。

复合形式：
英语		中文
in vain advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very* rare," "happening now," "fall down."*	(pointlessly, for nothing)	徒劳 tú láo
		枉费 wǎng fèi
	Polly tried in vain to open the door, but it was useless.

Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

vain [veIn] adj

1 (=conceited)
[+ person] 自负(負)的 zìfù de

2 (=useless)
[+ attempt, action, hope] 徒劳(勞)的 túláo de

在这些条目还发现'vain'：

在英文解释里：

boasting - coxcomb - fop - narcissist - narcissistic - peacock - popinjay - preen - prima donna - self-important - to no avail - without success

中文：

妄图 - 枉 - 白白 - 等于零