| 释义 |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | | 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。 |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 复合形式： | | 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- to die in vain
白白死去 báibái sǐqù
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 |