vain [veɪn] adjective NOT SUCCESSFUL 不成功的 ■unsuccessful or useless; of no value 徒劳的;枉然的;无用的•The doctors gave him more powerful drugs in the vain hope that he might recover.医生们给他服用了更多强效药,希望他能康复过来,却是徒然。 •formal It was vain to pretend to himself that he was not disappointed.他没办法欺骗自己说不觉得失望。 in vain ■unsuccessfully or uselessly 徒劳地;枉然地;无用地•I tried in vain to start a conversation.我极力想挑起话头,但没有成功。 •All the police's efforts to find him were in vain.警方竭力想要找到他,但所有努力终是徒劳。 [veɪn] adjective SELFISH 自私的 ■too interested in your own appearance or achievements 虚荣的;自负的•He was very vain about his hair and his clothes.他很虚荣,在发型和衣着方面非常讲究。 |