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

• And look at his own& how frivolous, how charged with mean vanities, how selfish, how empty, how ignoble!
  再看看他自己的生活&何等轻浮，充斥着庸俗的虚荣，何等自私，何等空虚，何等卑琐啊！
• All of us have our vanities and frailties.
  我们大家都有虚荣心和弱点。
• 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。
• 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》。
• 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。
• Our many vanities and frailties.
  我们的许多虚荣心和软弱性。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?
  耶和华说，他们为什么以雕刻的偶像和外邦虚无的神惹我发怒呢。