vanity

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n.  自负; 自大; 虚荣; 虚荣心; (尤指与其他重大事物相比)渺小，无所谓，不重要; 自负的行为; 虚荣的态度; 过分的骄傲

复数：vanities　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9956 / COCA.9493

牛津词典

noun

• 自负；自大；虚荣；虚荣心
  too much pride in your own appearance, abilities or achievements
  1. She had no personal vanity (= about her appearance) .
     她对自己的相貌毫不自负。
• （尤指与其他重大事物相比）渺小，无所谓，不重要
  the quality of being unimportant, especially compared with other things that are important
  1. the vanity of human ambition in the face of death
     个人抱负在死亡面前的微不足道
• 自负的行为；虚荣的态度；过分的骄傲
  behaviour or attitudes that show people's vanity
• 自负的行为；虚荣的态度；过分的骄傲
  behaviour or attitudes that show people's vanity

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 虚荣(心);自负
  If you refer to someone'svanity, you are critical of them because they take great pride in their appearance or abilities.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup
  Synonym:dressing tabledressertoilet table
• the trait of being unduly vain and conceited
  Synonym:conceitconceitedness
• the quality of being valueless or futile
  1. he rejected the vanities of the world
  Synonym:emptiness
• feelings of excessive pride
  Synonym:amour propreconceitself-love

双语例句

• Her refusal to cooperate with him was a wound to his vanity.
  她拒绝与他合作是对他虚荣心的伤害。
• The humble person fights against vanity and self-importance.
  谦逊的人会与虚荣和自大做斗争。
• The woman is always feeling after vanity.
  这女人一贯追求虚荣。
• 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。
• It had corrective effect on my vanity.
  它对我的虚荣心起了缓解效果。
• His vanity increased with years.
  他的虚荣心随着年龄增长而变盛。
• The advertisement appeals to people's vanity.
  广告迎合了人们的虚荣心。
• Her sarcasm wounded his vanity.
  她挖苦的语言刺伤了他的虚荣心。
• But there were lurking reasons and doubts, besides shyness and vanity, withholding him.
  但是除了羞怯和虚荣以外，还有一些潜在的原因和疑虑牵制着他。
• Still really have on rounding you for the fly, you of the vanity is satisfy!
  还真有一帮苍蝇围着你，你的虚荣心得到满足了吧！