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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• All of us have our vanities and frailties.
  我们大家都有虚荣心和弱点。
• There are some good books written on the topic, such as Liar's Poker and Bonfire of the Vanities.
  关于这个题目有一些好书，比如《说谎者的扑克牌》和《虚荣的篝火》。
• We are watching a bonfire of the old orthodoxies as well as of the vanities.
  我们正看到旧的正统学说和虚荣心被投入熊熊烈火。
• Amy was in a fair way to be spoiled, for everyone petted her, and her small vanities and selfishnesses were growing nicely.
  艾美差不多被大家宠坏了，她的虚荣和自私也成正比例增长。
• Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
  传道者说，虚空的虚空，凡事都是虚空。
• 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。
• Everyone, even people who pretend to be above such vanities, likes to think they are special.
  每个人都喜欢觉得自己是特别的，即便是那些假装不在乎这些虚名的人也不例外。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。