vainer的中文翻译是什么意思

vainer

/veinə/

adj. 自负的( vain的比较级 ); 爱慕虚荣的; 徒劳的; 无用的

vainer柯林斯释义

ADJ徒劳的;无效的;不成功的

A vain attempt or action is one that fails to achieve what was intended.

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

    起草委员会为按计划完成草案已通宵加班,但结果仍是徒劳。

  • I was singing in a vain effort to cheer him up.

    我唱歌试图让他高兴起来,结果是白费力气。

ADJ徒然的;无望的

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

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

    他娶了第四个老婆苏珊,徒然希望她能使他健康状况好转。

ADJ-GRADED自负的;虚荣的;自命不凡的

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

  • I think he is shallow, vain and untrustworthy.

    我认为他浅薄虚荣,不可信任。

PHRASE徒劳;白费力气

If you do something in vain, you do not succeed in achieving what you intend.

  • He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence...

    他在门口停住,徒然地等待她和自己打招呼。

  • It became obvious that all her complaints were in vain.

    很明显她所有的抱怨都是白费口舌。

PHRASE无用的;无意义的;无价值的

If you say that something such as someone's death, suffering, or effort was in vain, you mean that it was useless because it did not achieve anything.

  • He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain.

    他想让全世界都知道,他的儿子不是白白死去的。