詞匯辨析

　　1.ADJ A vain attempt or action is one that fails to achieve what was intended. 徒勞的

　　例：The drafting committee worked through the night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule.

　　起草委員會徒勞地通宵工作想按期完成工作。

　　2.vainly ADV 徒勞地

　　例：He hunted vainly through his pockets for a piece of paper.

　　他徒勞地摸索著自己的口袋想找到一張紙。

　　3.ADJ If you describe a hope that something will happen as a vain hope, you mean that there is no chance of it happening. 徒然的

　　例：He married his fourth wife, Susan, in the vain hope that she would improve his health.

　　他懷著她能改善自己健康的徒然希望娶了第4個妻子蘇珊。

　　4.vainly ADV 徒然地

　　例：He then set out for Virginia for what he vainly hoped would be a peaceful retirement.

　　于是他出發前往弗吉尼亞，徒然地希望這會是一次平靜的引退。

　　5.ADJ If you describe someone as vain, you are critical of their extreme pride in their own beauty, intelligence, or other good qualities. 自負的

　　例：He wasnt so vain as to think he was smarter than his boss.

　　他還沒有自負到以為他比自己的上司還精明。

　　6.PHRASE If you do something in vain, you do not succeed in achieving what you intend. 徒然

　　例：He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence.

　　他停在門口，徒然地等著她跟自己打招呼。

　　7.PHRASE If you say that something su ch as someones death, suffering, or effort was in vain, you mean that it was useless because it did not achieve anything. 無意義的

　　例：He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain.

　　他想讓世人知道他兒子的死不是毫無意義的。

　　常見用法

　　用作形容詞

　　She is vain and foolish, and yet people like her.

　　她自負而愚蠢，然而人們喜歡她。

　　She is vain of her voice.

　　她自以為她的聲音了不起。

　　They endeavoured to make her happy but in vain.

　　他們盡量使她快樂，卻徒勞無功。

　　All his fathers exhortations were in vain.

　　他父親的一切勸告都無效。

　　We tried in vain to make him change his mind.

　　我們想使他改變主意，結果是白費心機。

　　The world had made him extravagant and vain.

　　世俗使他變得放蕩不羈，虛榮自負。

　　She is so vain that she cant pa ss a mirror without looking into it.

　　她好愛虛榮,每經過一面鏡子都要照一下。

　詞匯辨析

　　1.ADJ A vain attempt or action is one that fails to achieve what was intended. 徒勞的

　　例：The drafting committee worked through the night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule.

　　起草委員會徒勞地通宵工作想按期完成工作。

　　2.vainly ADV 徒勞地

　　例：He hunted vainly through his pockets for a piece of paper.

　　他徒勞地摸索著自己的口袋想找到一張紙。

　　3.ADJ If you describe a hope that something will happen as a vain hope, you mean that there is no chance of it happening. 徒然的

　　例：He married his fourth wife, Susan, in the vain hope that she would improve his health.

　　他懷著她能改善自己健康的徒然希望娶了第4個妻子蘇珊。

　　4.vainly ADV 徒然地

　　例：He then set out for Virginia for what he vainly hoped would be a peaceful retirement.

　　于是他出發前往弗吉尼亞，徒然地希望這會是一次平靜的引退。

　　5.ADJ If you describe someone as vain, you are critical of their extreme pride in their own beauty, intelligence, or other good qualities. 自負的

　　例：He wasnt so vain as to think he was smarter than his boss.

　　他還沒有自負到以為他比自己的上司還精明。

　　6.PHRASE If you do something in vain, you do not succeed in achieving what you intend. 徒然

　　例：He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence.

　　他停在門口，徒然地等著她跟自己打招呼。

　　7.PHRASE If you say that something su ch as someones death, suffering, or effort was in vain, you mean that it was useless because it did not achieve anything. 無意義的

　　例：He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain.

　　他想讓世人知道他兒子的死不是毫無意義的。

　　常見用法

　　用作形容詞

　　She is vain and foolish, and yet people like her.

　　她自負而愚蠢，然而人們喜歡她。

　　She is vain of her voice.

　　她自以為她的聲音了不起。

　　They endeavoured to make her happy but in vain.

　　他們盡量使她快樂，卻徒勞無功。

　　All his fathers exhortations were in vain.

　　他父親的一切勸告都無效。

　　We tried in vain to make him change his mind.

　　我們想使他改變主意，結果是白費心機。

　　The world had made him extravagant and vain.

　　世俗使他變得放蕩不羈，虛榮自負。

　　She is so vain that she cant pa ss a mirror without looking into it.

　　她好愛虛榮,每經過一面鏡子都要照一下。