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

► proud

thinking that you are more important, skillful, etc. than you really are: He was a proud man who refused to admit his mistakes.

► arrogant

behaving in a rude or too confident way because you think you are more important, interesting, or intelligent than other people: He was too arrogant to listen to any of our ideas.

► egotistical

formal believing that you are more important, interesting, or intelligent than other people and that you do not need to think or care about them: She’s so egotistical, she thinks she can do the job by herself.

► conceited

too proud of yourself, especially of what you can do or of the way you look: He’s so conceited! He thinks every girl likes him.

► vain

too proud, especially of the way you look: Eva was too vain to wear glasses.

► smug

quietly proud of yourself in a way that annoys other people: From her smug smile, I could tell that she had found the right answer before me.

► haughty

formal behaving in a very proud and unfriendly way and believing that you are more important or better than other people: His wife was a haughty woman, who expected everyone to obey her wishes.

► snobbish

thinking that you are better than other people because you are from a higher social class: Her snobbish parents didn’t like her boyfriend because he didn’t go to college.

► pompous

behaving in a proud and serious way, and using long and formal words to sound important: She found him pompous and annoying.

单词	vain
释义	vainvain /veɪn/ ●●○ adjective Etymology ETYMOLOGYvain Origin: 1300-1400 Old French Latin vanus empty, vain Thesaurus THESAURUS thinking that you are more important, skillful, etc. than you really are► proud thinking that you are more important, skillful, etc. than you really are: He was a proud man who refused to admit his mistakes. ► arrogant behaving in a rude or too confident way because you think you are more important, interesting, or intelligent than other people: He was too arrogant to listen to any of our ideas. ► egotistical formal believing that you are more important, interesting, or intelligent than other people and that you do not need to think or care about them: She’s so egotistical, she thinks she can do the job by herself. ► conceited too proud of yourself, especially of what you can do or of the way you look: He’s so conceited! He thinks every girl likes him. ► vain too proud, especially of the way you look: Eva was too vain to wear glasses. ► smug quietly proud of yourself in a way that annoys other people: From her smug smile, I could tell that she had found the right answer before me. ► haughty formal behaving in a very proud and unfriendly way and believing that you are more important or better than other people: His wife was a haughty woman, who expected everyone to obey her wishes. ► snobbish thinking that you are better than other people because you are from a higher social class: Her snobbish parents didn’t like her boyfriend because he didn’t go to college. ► pompous behaving in a proud and serious way, and using long and formal words to sound important: She found him pompous and annoying. 1disapproving someone who is vain is too proud of his or her good looks, abilities, or position: He is very vain about his looks.► see thesaurus at proud2in vain a)without success in spite of your efforts: They tried in vain to stop the mudslide. b)without purpose or without positive results: He did not die in vain.3a vain attempt/hope/effort etc. an attempt, hope, etc. that fails to achieve the result you wanted: She made a vain attempt to clean the room. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French, Latin vanus empty, vain]—vainly adverb: He tried vainly to explain his actions. → see also take the name of the Lord in vain at name1 (13), vanity
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