vanity
['væniti]
n.自负, 虚荣心, 无价值的东西,浮华
n.梳妆台,小手提包
例句与用法:
Vanity is his Achilles' heel.
虚荣自负是他的致命伤。
He has many faults, but vanity is not one of them.
他有很多缺点,但并没有虚荣心。
His vanity was his downfall.
他因虚荣心太重而垮台。
His vanity brought his downfall.
他因虚荣心太重而垮台。
She married the rich man out of vanity.
她出于虚荣心而嫁给了那个富人。
词形变化:
名词复数: vanities |
详细释义:
n.
1. 自负; 虚荣(心)[U]
He did that to gratify his girlfriend's vanity.
他做那事是要满足他女友的虚荣心。
2. 虚幻; 无意义, 无益[U]
the vanity of a selfish life
利己生活的空虚无聊
3. 无价值的东西[C]
I had forsaken the vanities of the world.
我已将人世的无聊琐事置之不理。
4. (妇女用来放梳妆用品的)小粉盒, 小手提包[C]
5. 梳妆台[C]