英语词汇“vanity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

vanity

(vænɪti )

Word forms: vanities

uncountable noun

If you refer to someone's vanity, you are critical of them because they take great pride in their appearance or abilities. [disapproval]

Men who use steroids are often motivated by sheer vanity.

With my usual vanity, I thought he might be falling in love with me.

Synonyms: pride, arrogance, conceit, airs

Quotations:

I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirrorSid Vicious

Vanity is a vital aid to nature: completely and absolutely necessary to life. It is one of nature's ways to bind you to the earthElizabeth SmartNecessary Secrets

Vanity, like murder, will outHannah CowleyThe Belle's Stratagem

Possibly, more people kill themselves and others out of hurt vanity than out of envy, jealousy, malice or desire for revengeIris MurdochThe Philosopher's Pupil

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity Bible: Ecclesiastes

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care forMarie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Collocations:

vanity project

All in all, it looks like a misconceived vanity project.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

This vanity project must be stopped.

The Sun (2016)

It all lacks focus and just comes across as a vanity project.

The Sun (2007)

Translations:

Chinese: 虚荣

Japanese: うぬぼれ

单词	vanity
释义	vanity (vænɪti ) Word forms: vanities uncountable noun If you refer to someone's vanity, you are critical of them because they take great pride in their appearance or abilities. [disapproval] Men who use steroids are often motivated by sheer vanity. With my usual vanity, I thought he might be falling in love with me. Synonyms: pride, arrogance, conceit, airs Quotations: I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirrorSid Vicious Vanity is a vital aid to nature: completely and absolutely necessary to life. It is one of nature's ways to bind you to the earthElizabeth SmartNecessary Secrets Vanity, like murder, will outHannah CowleyThe Belle's Stratagem Possibly, more people kill themselves and others out of hurt vanity than out of envy, jealousy, malice or desire for revengeIris MurdochThe Philosopher's Pupil Vanity of vanities, all is vanity Bible: Ecclesiastes We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care forMarie von Ebner-Eschenbach Collocations: vanity project All in all, it looks like a misconceived vanity project. Times, Sunday Times (2012) This vanity project must be stopped. The Sun (2016) It all lacks focus and just comes across as a vanity project. The Sun (2007) Translations: Chinese: 虚荣 Japanese: うぬぼれ
随便看	vast range vast region vast repertoire vast reserves vast reservoir vast resources vast scale vast sea vast selection vast sky vast space vast stretch vast territory vast tract vast trove vast universe vast wealth vast wilderness vat VAT Vatican vatman VAT man vaudeville vault