四级词汇Vain_大学英语单词_大学英语-查字典英语网

　词汇辨析

　　1.ADJ A vain attempt or action is one that fails to achieve what was intended. 徒劳的

　　例：The drafting committee worked through the night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule.

　　起草委员会徒劳地通宵工作想按期完成工作。

　　2.vainly ADV 徒劳地

　　例：He hunted vainly through his pockets for a piece of paper.

　　他徒劳地摸索着自己的口袋想找到一张纸。

　　3.ADJ If you describe a hope that something will happen as a vain hope, you mean that there is no chance of it happening. 徒然的

　　例：He married his fourth wife, Susan, in the vain hope that she would improve his health.

　　他怀着她能改善自己健康的徒然希望娶了第4个妻子苏珊。

　　4.vainly ADV 徒然地

　　例：He then set out for Virginia for what he vainly hoped would be a peaceful retirement.

　　于是他出发前往弗吉尼亚，徒然地希望这会是一次平静的引退。

　　5.ADJ If you describe someone as vain, you are critical of their extreme pride in their own beauty, intelligence, or other good qualities. 自负的

　　例：He wasnt so vain as to think he was smarter than his boss.

　　他还没有自负到以为他比自己的上司还精明。

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