11. | Vain people are susceptible to flattery. |
| 爱虚荣的人容易受谄媚。
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12. | try in vain to do sth. |
| 枉费心机地试做某事。
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13. | We protested in vain . |
| 我们抗议无效。
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14. | Our efforts were not in vain . |
| 我们的努力没有白费。
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15. | He's as vain as a peacock. |
| 他爱像孔雀般的炫耀自己[他极其自负]。
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16. | Their hopes were but vain . |
| 他们的希望只不过是妄想。
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17. | He is vain of [about] his learning. |
| 他对自己的学问很自负。
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18. | She is vain of [about] her beauty. |
| 她对自己的美貌很自负。
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19. | She is vain of [about] her voice. |
| 她为自己的嗓音而自负。
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20. | In vain they rush frantically round from place to place, trying to escape from avenging boredom by mere clatter and motion. |
| 对这种人来说,多一种新的乐趣、多一种新的刺激只是增加一分厌腻而已。他们到处奔乱跑,企图以闲聊和乱窜来摆脱无聊对他们的报复,但这是徒劳的。
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