vanities
英 [ˈvænɪtiz]
美 [ˈvænətiz]
n. 自负; 自大; 虚荣; 虚荣心; (尤指与其他重大事物相比)渺小,无所谓,不重要; 自负的行为; 虚荣的态度; 过分的骄傲
vanity的复数
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 虚荣(心);自负
If you refer to someone'svanity, you are critical of them because they take great pride in their appearance or abilities.- Men who use steroids are motivated by sheer vanity...
使用类固醇的男人纯粹是受虚荣心的驱使。 - With my usual vanity, I thought he might be falling in love with me.
由于我一贯的虚荣心作祟,我以为他可能爱上了我。
- Men who use steroids are motivated by sheer vanity...
双语例句
- In spite of her small vanities, Margaret had a sweet andpious nature, which unconsciously influenced her sisters, especially Jo, who loved her very tenderly, and obeyed herbecause her advice was so gently given.
玛格丽特虽然有点爱慕虚荣,但她天性温柔善良,颇得姐妹们敬重,特别是乔,更是深深地爱着自己的姐姐,并对她言听计从,因为她无论说什么都总是轻声细语的。 - They that are vain observe vanities, forsake their own mercy.
敬奉虚无偶像的人,实在是舍弃了慈爱的根源。 - But in the next century we'll BE able to alter our DNA radically, encoding our visions and vanities while concocting new life-f0rms.
但在下个世纪,我们将能从根本上改变我们的DNA,即在制造新的生命形式时对自己的理智和情感进行编码。 - My only thought is to abandon all vanities.
我唯一的想法是屏弃所有的自负。 - Jane had been his boss too many years for him to play to her vanities.
简当马洛伊的老板很多年了,马洛伊已经不需要刻意奉承她。 - This is why, despite the best efforts of the administration to set alight again the bonfire of credit vanities, there will be a return to thrift, driven as much by weak credit demand as impaired supply of it.
这也说明了,为何任凭奥巴马政府尽最大努力重燃信贷“虚荣的篝火”,但在信贷需求疲弱和信贷供应受到削弱的双重驱动下,美国人仍将回归节俭。 - Her small vanities and selfishness were growing nicely.
她小心眼里的虚荣和自私愈演愈浓烈。 - In spite of her small vanities, Margaret had a sweet and pious nature.
玛格丽特尽管有些小小的虚荣心,天性却很温柔纯洁。 - What dark, cruel comments upon life and vanities.
对于人生,对于我们所追求的虚荣,真是辛辣的讽刺。 - But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.
他们尽都是畜类,是愚昧的。偶像的训诲算什么呢。