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吕氏英汉字典[简体]:
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vain
"vain" Chinese translation
("vain" in Chinese, "vain" 中文翻译,
"vain"发音):
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vain
adj. 徒劳的,徒然的,虚荣的,愚蠢的,自负的,空虚的 [a ～ attempt 徒劳的尝试
a ～ woman 一个自负的女人
(in ～) 徒劳 Our efforts were not in ～. 我们的努力不会是徒劳的.
~ efforts 徒劳
All their efforts were ~. 他们的一切努力都徒然无功
<<词的变形>>:(~er; ~est)
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in vain
(1) 徒然,白费地,无效地
All our efforts were in vain. 我们的一切努力终成泡影
He did it, but in vain. 他做了,但还是没有用
He tried to solve the problem in vain. 他设法解决那问题,但是枉费心机
(2) 轻率地,随便地
take the name of God in vain 滥用上帝之名
take a person's name in vain 轻蔑地喊某人名字
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take name in vain
v.滥用名字
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take sb's name in vain
轻慢地谈论某人
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