Vain
[ ven ]
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adj. 徒劳的;自负的;无结果的;无用的;
💡 词根助记
vain(empty)→无效的；空虚的
📝 例句
My endeavors to bring about a settlement were ended in vain.
我想达成和解的努力均归徒然。
I spare somebody. It sounds vain, but you understand what I mean.
我宽恕了一个人。说来似乎空泛，不过你能理解我的意思。
They made vain attempts to reach the mountaintop.
他们几次徒然尝试想攀登山顶。
He loved Mary but sued in vain.
他爱玛丽，但求婚失败。
It is but vain unjustly to wage war;
挑起两性之争，自负而不公平；
🌱 联想助记
【串】vein(静脉)是人体的vane(风向标),vain(自负的)大夫连这都不懂
【记】※ vain-虚荣的,pain-痛苦:虚荣的人很痛苦
※ vain-自负的、徒劳的,gain-获得:他很自负,徒劳一生一无所获
※ v-罗马数字“5”,a-似“小姑娘”,in-里面:5个小姑娘在里面很空虚的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-vac-表示“空”
常见变体有-vast-、-van-、-void-
📖 牛津释义
vain
adj
(-er, -est)
1 having too high an opinion of one's looks, abilities, etc; conceited （对自己的才、 貌等）自视过高的; 自负的.
2 [attrib 作定语]
(esp rhet 尤作修辞) having no value or significance 无价值的; 无意义的
vain promises, triumphs, pleasures 空头的许诺、 虚无的胜利、 空欢喜.
3 [usu attrib 通常作定语]
useless or futile 无用的; 无益的; 无效的; 徒劳的
a vain attempt 劳而无功的努力
in the vain hope of persuading him 指望说服他而徒费口舌.
4 (idm 习语) in `vain
(a) with no result; uselessly 无结果地; 徒然
try in vain to sleep 怎麽也睡不著.
(b) fruitless or useless 无效果的; 无用的
All our work was in vain. 我们的工作全都白干了. take sb's name in vain => name1.
🎯 考研助记
乌鸦(va)在里面(in)是 自负而 徒劳的 网友：yqy 补充：va = vac空, in里面:里面空－－徒劳的；这场rain是vain，因为太小
🔁 扩展释义
*[vein]a. 无价值的, 徒然的, 空虚的, 自负的, 愚蠢的相关词组: in vain try in vain to do sth take sb's name in vain be vain of
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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It was also thought that by removing their main supply of food, the Native Americans would be forced to give in.
当时还有人认为，断掉了主要的食物来源，土著人就会被迫屈服。
The man who had fixed up the air-line was also questioned.
安装供气管的那位工人也被提问。
A lot of things can change over twenty-one years.
21年了，许多东西都可能改变的。