vanity
虚荣
常用释义
英音[ ˈvænəti ]
美音[ ˈvænəti ]
变形
复数:
vanities
基本释义
- n. 虚荣(心),自负;(相对于非常严肃的事而言)无意义,微不足道;梳妆台,盥洗柜;自负的行为,虚荣的态度;自费出版
考试频率
考研
考频:近六年出现2次
- un. 虚荣心; 浮华
例句
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1·Men who use steroids are motivated by sheer vanity.服用类固醇的男人们纯粹是受了虚荣心的驱使。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·Her sarcasm wounded his vanity.她挖苦的语言刺伤了他的虚荣心。来源: 《新英汉大辞典》
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3·Such spending is not mere vanity.这样的支出不仅仅是虚荣心。
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4·They were jubilant with vanity over their new grandeur and the illustrious trouble they were making.他们对自己的新光荣事迹和他们所制造的大麻烦洋洋得意,充满了虚荣心。
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5·Vanity is a constant; people will only start shopping more sustainably when they can't afford not to.虚荣心是永恒的;人们只有在不能承受放纵购物的时候,才会开始节制购物。
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6·He was too puffed up with his own importance, too blinded by vanity to accept their verdict on him.他的重要地位让他太过傲气、太过自负,从而无法接受他人对自己的意见。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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7·Later, he left the rose because of her vanity.后来,他觉得玫瑰虚荣自负,就离开了她。
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8·Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed.不错,虚荣的确是个弱点。
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9·Power, like vanity, is insatiable.权力,正如虚荣,是永难满足的。
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10·She did that out of vanity.她出于虚荣心而那样做。
网络释义
- vanity mirror : n. (妇女手提包中的)化妆镜