vain

/vein/ uk　 词频 #10144

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vain 是什么意思

中文释义

a. 无价值的, 徒然的, 空虚的, 自负的, 愚蠢的

英文释义

s characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

s unproductive of success

vain 的真实例句

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I have searched in vain for other portable lamps that can offer light with such softness, precision, and versatility.

—— Lume Cube Edge Light Go Review (2026): Versatile, Portable

All writers are vain, selfish, and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives there lies a mystery.

—— Why I Write (1946)

Serious writers, I should say, are on the whole more vain and self-centered than journalists, though less interested in money.

—— Why I Write (1946)

But during this time, she experienced significant “inner turmoil,” as she called it, trying in vain to make contact with her family in Budapest.

—— Elizabeth Roboz Einstein—the determined genius behind a multiple sclerosis breakthrough

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