vanity

[英] [ˈvæniti] [美] [ˈvænɪti] 生词本

n.

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1. N-UNCOUNT 虚荣(心);自负 If you refer to someone's vanity, you are critical of them because they take great pride in their appearance or abilities. 
  • Men who use steroids are motivated by sheer vanity...

    使用类固醇的男人纯粹是受虚荣心的驱使。

  • With my usual vanity, I thought he might be falling in love with me.

    由于我一贯的虚荣心作祟,我以为他可能爱上了我。

Noun

1. feelings of excessive pride

2. the quality of being valueless or futile;

  • "he rejected the vanities of the world"

3. the trait of being vain and conceited

4. low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup

1. A man's vanity is actually in proportion to his ignorance.
一个人的虚荣心实际上是和他的愚蠢程度成正比。

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2. Her sarcasm wounded his vanity.
她挖苦的语言刺伤了他的虚荣心。

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3. His vanity increased with years.
他的虚荣心随着年龄增长而增加。

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4. I say this without vanity.
我这样说并不是虚夸。

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5. The girl's vanity surprised me.
这个女孩子的虚荣心使我吃惊。

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6. The woman is always feeling after vanity.
这女人一贯追求虚荣。

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7. Vanity and virtue do not go together.
虚荣与美德不是共生物。

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