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词汇 vanity
释义 vanity
noun
uk /ˈvæn.ə.ti/ us /ˈvæn.ə.t̬i/

vanitynoun (SELFISH)


C2[ U ]disapproving
the fact that you are too interested in your appearance or achievements: 虚荣;自负
He wants the job purely for reasons of vanity and ambition.他想得到那份工作纯粹是为了满足虚荣和野心。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Selfishness
egocentric
egocentrically
egocentricity
egoism
egoistic
egotistically
hoggish
hoggishly
inconsiderate
inconsiderately
self
self-absorbed
self-absorption
self-centred
self-centredly
self-seeking
self-serving
self-servingly
selfish
selfishly

vanitynoun (FURNITURE)


[ C ]US(UKdressing table)
a piece of bedroom furniture like a table with a mirror and drawers化妆台,梳妆台
 
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[ C ]US(UKvanity unit)
a small cupboard that stands on the floor in a bathroom and has a washbasin (= a fixed bowl-shaped container for water) in the top(带有盥洗盆的)浴室柜;组合式盥洗盆
 
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Tables & desks
bedside table
bench
benchtop
booth
breakfast bar
bureau
card table
console
drafting table
dressing table
drop-leaf table
high table
leaf
rolltop desk
standing desk
tabletop
the dinner table
trestle
trestle table
writing desk
vanity
adjective[ before noun ]
uk /ˈvæn.ə.ti/ us /ˈvæn.ə.t̬i/
used to describe something that is done with the aim of getting praise, fame, or approval rather than for serious or good reasons: 虚荣的
The new bridge was quickly condemned as a "pointless vanity project", intended to enhance the reputation of the mayor. 这座新桥很快就被谴责为意在提高市长声誉的“毫无意义的面子工程”。
vanity publishing为了满足虚荣心而自己出钱出版作品
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
check out
chichi
dressed
exhibitionist
exhibitionistic
exhibitionistically
flamboyance
flamboyant
flaunt
gimmickry
meretricious
neg
negging
ostentation
ostentatiously
peacock
peacocking
razzle-dazzle
showboating
swanky

vanity | American Dictionary


vanity
noun[ U ]
us/ˈvæn·ɪ·t̬i/
the personal characteristic of being too proud of and interested in yourself, esp. in your appearance or achievements
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