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

• 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。
• I say this without vanity.
  我这样说并不是虚夸。
• 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。
• I would like with you to leave the vanity of the world.
  我愿意和你离开这个浮华的世界。
• The humble person fights against vanity and self-importance.
  谦逊的人会与虚荣和自大做斗争。
• But vanity, not love, has been my folly.
  然而我的愚蠢，并不是在恋爱方面，而是有虚荣心方面。
• Such as vanity and pride.
  例如虚荣和傲慢就是属于这一类弱点。
• But humanity's so-called "civil societies" soon fell victim to vanity and corruption.
  但人类所谓的文明社会很快就变成了虚荣和腐败的牺牲品。
• 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！