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vanities

英 [ˈvænɪtiz]

美 [ˈvænətiz]

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
vanity的复数

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。

双语例句

  • But in the next century we'll BE able to alter our DNA radically, encoding our visions and vanities while concocting new life-f0rms.
    但在下个世纪,我们将能从根本上改变我们的DNA,即在制造新的生命形式时对自己的理智和情感进行编码。
  • The absurdest of absurd vanities: it is the love of pleasure, not the love of happiness.
    是荒谬绝伦的逢场作戏,是寻欢作乐的爱,不是幸福的爱。
  • OVE Decors is a large Canadian company specializing in the bathroom equipment and selling bathroom vanities, showers, shower columns, baths and saunas throughout the USA and Canada.
    OVE装饰是一家专攻浴室设备的加拿大公司,在美国和加拿大出售卫浴、沭浴房和桑拿房。
  • All of us have our vanities and frailties.
    我们大家都有虚荣心和弱点。
  • For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
    因他行了尼八的儿子耶罗波安所行的,犯他使以色列人陷在罪里的那罪,以虚无的神惹耶和华以色列神的怒气。
  • There are some good books written on the topic, such as Liar's Poker and Bonfire of the Vanities.
    关于这个题目有一些好书,比如《说谎者的扑克牌》和《虚荣的篝火》。
  • One thing rather quenched the vanities: she had to wear her cousin's clothes.
    有件事不免有点挫伤她的虚荣心:她不得不穿她表姐的衣服。
  • I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.
    我恨恶那信奉虚无之神的人。我却倚靠耶和华。
  • In spite of her small vanities, Margaret had a sweet andpious nature, which unconsciously influenced her sisters, especially Jo, who loved her very tenderly, and obeyed herbecause her advice was so gently given.
    玛格丽特虽然有点爱慕虚荣,但她天性温柔善良,颇得姐妹们敬重,特别是乔,更是深深地爱着自己的姐姐,并对她言听计从,因为她无论说什么都总是轻声细语的。
  • Amy was in a fair way to be spoiled, for everyone petted her, and her small vanities and selfishnesses were growing nicely.
    艾美差不多被大家宠坏了,她的虚荣和自私也成正比例增长。