vainer的中文翻譯是什麼意思

vainer

/veinə/

adj. 自負的( vain的比較級 ); 愛慕虛榮的; 徒勞的; 無用的

vainer柯林斯釋義

ADJ徒勞的;無效的;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...

    起草委員會為按計劃完成草案已通宵加班,但結果仍是徒勞。

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

    我唱歌試圖讓他高興起來,結果是白費力氣。

ADJ徒然的;無望的

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.

    他娶了第四個老婆蘇珊,徒然希望她能使他健康狀況好轉。

ADJ-GRADED自負的;虛榮的;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.

    我認為他淺薄虛榮,不可信任。

PHRASE徒勞;白費力氣

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...

    他在門口停住,徒然地等待她和自己打招呼。

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

    很明顯她所有的抱怨都是白費口舌。

PHRASE無用的;無意義的;無價值的

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.

    他想讓全世界都知道,他的兒子不是白白死去的。