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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Our many vanities and frailties.
  我们的许多虚荣心和软弱性。
• Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
  传道者说，虚空的虚空，凡事都是虚空。
• 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。
• They renounce the world, towns, sensualities, pleasures, vanities, pride, interests.
  他们放弃社交、城市、感官的享受、快乐、虚荣、傲气和利益。
• 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》。
• OVE Decors is a large Canadian company specializing in the bathroom equipment and selling bathroom vanities, showers, shower columns, baths and saunas throughout the USA and Canada.
  OVE装饰是一家专攻浴室设备的加拿大公司，在美国和加拿大出售卫浴、沭浴房和桑拿房。