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He acknowledged his own shortcomings, including at times being stubborn and a little vain.他承认了自己的缺点，包括有时候会很固执，并有点自视过高。He stretched up his arms in a vain effort to reach the top of the embankment.他伸直了双臂徒劳地想要抓到堤岸的顶部。They made vain attempts to reach the mountaintop.他们几次徒然尝试想攀登山顶。I dived full-length in a vain attempt to retrieve the ball.我一个大俯冲，却没能捡回球。Campbell tried in vain to dissuade Paton from quitting.坎贝尔没能阻止佩顿放弃。They made a vain attempt to escape.他们试图逃跑，却未成功。In vain he tried to free the rope around his hands.他想挣脱掉捆住他双手的绳子，结果是白费力气。She is very vain about her appearance.她对自己的容貌颇为自负。He tried in vain to get into contact with the local branch.他试图与当地分部取得联络，但没有成功。He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain.他想让全世界都知道，他的儿子不是白白死去的。It took a great deal of courage to admit that all her efforts had been in vain.她承认自己的努力都白费了，这是需要极大勇气才能做到的。We sought in vain for a solution.我们想找个解决办法，却是徒劳无功。He tried in vain to write down the movement.他枉费心机地写文章诋毁这一运动。Volunteers searched the area in the vain hope of finding clues.志愿者搜索了这个区域，但想找到线索的希望却落空了。A vain effort to quell the public's fears only made matters worse.旨在消除公众恐惧的努力毫无结果，反而把事情变得更糟了。He married his fourth wife, Susan, in the vain hope that she would improve his health.他娶了第四个老婆苏珊，徒然希望她能使他健康状况好转。It was a vain attempt to shift the responsibility for the murder to somebody else.试图将谋杀的罪责转嫁给他人是徒劳的。It became obvious that all her complaints were in vain.很明显她所有的抱怨都是白费口舌。Isabelle was a frivolous little fool, vain and flighty.伊萨贝尔是个没脑子的小傻瓜，既虚荣又轻浮。She's a vain girl who is always thinking about her figure.她自以为漂亮，老是想着自己的身材。Marshals struggled in vain to prevent spectators rushing onto the racetrack.组织者竭力想阻止观众冲到跑道上去，但根本没用。The painters try to paint her in vain. Because why?画家们试图给她画肖像，可是没有成功。这是为什么呢?He took God's name in vain.他妄称上帝之名。He was vain about his looks, spending hours in the gym.他对自己的外表很自负，在健身房里一呆就是好几个小时。If you notice her so much she will be vain.你要是对她那么感兴趣，她就会飘飘然起来。Maybe we could still be together. A vain hope. But when you're in turmoil, you clutch at straws.也许我们还能在一起。这只是幻想而已。但是当你心乱如麻的时候，稻草你也会抓的。It was a vain attempt to shift the responsibility for the murder onto somebody else.企图把谋杀罪责转嫁给他人，这是徒劳的。Alec was trying in vain to grab my shirt.亚力克试图抓住我的衬衫，但失败了。I was singing in a vain effort to cheer him up.我唱歌试图让他高兴起来，结果是白费力气。I am vain enough to want to look good, but not to style my hair and paint my toenails.我自命相貌不差，想要漂亮，但是我不做头发、不染趾甲。He tried to hustle along through the crowd, but in vain.他试图挤著穿过人群，但是过不去。We tried everything to make the ramrod guard move, but all in vain.我们千方百计想让这个死板的卫兵移动一下，但都无济于事。She tried in vain to attain to fame.她想出名但没有成功。He is still vain enough to dye his hair red.他还是很虚荣，把头发染成了红褐色。We searched in vain for the missing earring. 我们寻找丢失的耳环，不过是白费力气。She attempted in vain to introduce some order into the classroom.她试图让课堂秩序好一些，但却白费力气。They waited in vain for a response.他们等待答复，但没有结果。He looked in vain for the source of his unease.他试图找出自己焦虑不安的缘由，但徒劳无果。People close their windows at night in a vain attempt to shut out the sound of gunfire.夜里人们关上窗户，却挡不住那隆隆的炮声。I think he is shallow and vain.我认为他是一个浅薄虚荣的人。 |