他既虚荣又浮夸。
He was self-important, vain and ignorant.
他自大、虚荣、而且无知。
I knocked loudly in the vain hope that someone might answer.
我敲门敲得很响，希望有人应声，却是徒然。
He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence.
他停在门口，徒然地等着她跟自己打招呼。
He married his fourth wife, Susan, in the vain hope that she would improve his health.
他怀着她能改善自己健康的徒然希望娶了第4个妻子苏珊。
Erewhile I sought it, and sued in vain.
不久前，我寻找它，却徒劳无功。
He prayed, he wept, he sorrowed, but all in vain.
他祈祷，他哭泣，他悲伤，但都是徒劳的。
Our efforts were not in vain.; we didn't waste our energy.
我们的力气没有白费。
Heidi struggled constantly against her sorrow, but in vain.
海蒂不断地与悲伤作斗争，但白费力气。
In vain he declared his innocence; he was dismissed with no better answer.
他宣称自己无罪，却徒劳无功；他没有更好的回答就被解雇了。
A humble man falls in love with himself; a vain man falls in love with his reflection.
一个谦虚的人爱上的是他自己；而一个虚荣的人爱上的却是自己的倒影。
Evidently she was racking her head in vain--it seemed manifest that she must give the matter up.
显然，她徒劳地绞尽脑汁——显然她必须放弃这件事。
The point of a style upgrade isn't to become more vain or to spend more time fussing over what to wear.
提升时尚品味并不意味着变得更虚荣，也不是花更多时间纠结于穿什么。
You should never blame the boy for the result of the test, for he had tried his best though all are in vain.
你不该责怪这个男孩成绩不佳，因为尽管一切都是徒劳，他也已经尽了最大努力。
She was very handsome, but so proud and vain that she could not endure that anyone should surpass her in beauty.
她非常好看，但是她如此的骄傲和自负，不能忍受任何人超过她的美丽。
During the hours spent waiting in vain to see a bone doctor, I decided to take another track and try acupuncture.
在白白等待看骨科医生的几个小时里，我决定换一种方式，去尝试针灸。
His efforts to raise money for his program were in vain because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets.
他为自己的项目募集资金的努力白费了，因为没有人表现出要从口袋掏钱的意思。
我们的所有努力都付诸东流了。
She searched in vain for her passport.
她翻找自己的护照，但没找着。
Parents campaigned in vain for her reinstatement.
家长们为她的复职而奔波，但是毫无结果。
A seemingly endless line of trucks waits in vain to load up.
看上去没有尽头的一排卡车徒劳地等着装货。
She tried in vain to point out to him the unfairness of his actions.
她试图向他指出他的做法不公正，但无济于事。
She closed her eyes tightly in a vain attempt to hold back the tears.
她紧闭双眼，却无法忍住眼泪。
没有用——那姑娘叽叽喳喳地说下去。
Jeff searched in vain for Rosie in the next four days.
接下来的四天里，杰夫一直在寻找罗西，但没有找到。
The lads searched and researched this place, but in vain.
小家伙们一遍遍地搜索了这个地方，但没有找到。
I spent all afternoon trying in vain to put this bookcase together.
我花了一下午的时间试图把这个书架组装起来，但没有成功。
There were once a man and a woman who had long in vain wished for a child.
从前，有一对男女，他们一直想要个孩子，但一直没有实现。
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