vanity

英 [ˈvænəti]

美 [ˈvænəti]

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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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

• Frank Deford is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine.
  弗兰克·德福特是杂志《名利场》的特约编辑。
• My poet's vanity dies in shame before thy sight.
  我的诗人的虚荣心，在你的容光中羞死。
• Her sarcasm wounded his vanity.
  她挖苦的语言刺伤了他的虚荣心。
• His admiration fed her vanity.
  他的赞美助长了她的虚荣。
• There is no vanity in that.
  这和自负没有关系。
• Vanity and virtue do not go together.
  虚荣与美德不是共生物。
• His vanity increased with years.
  他的虚荣心随着年龄增长而变盛。
• This success flattered my vanity.
  这一成功，满足了我的虚荣心。
• The advertisement appeals to people's vanity.
  广告迎合了人们的虚荣心。
• I felt in her a powerful magnet to my interest and vanity.
  我觉得她身上有种极有威力的磁石，能够吸住我的兴趣和虚荣。