Vocab Bloom Hub

in vain

/ɪn veɪn/

翻译: 表示没有成功、结果或效果;用于描述未达到预期结果的努力。

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词语关系

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/ɪn veɪn/B2formal
  • zh表示没有成功、结果或效果;用于描述未达到预期结果的努力。

An expression meaning without success, result, or effect; used to describe an effort that yields no desired outcome.

  1. Without success or resultB2formal

    Achieving no result; uselessly or unsuccessfully.

    zh徒劳

    • He tried to fix the engine in vain.
    • She searched for her lost ring in vain.
    • All their efforts to save the company were in vain.
  2. Without proper respectB2formal

    Used in the phrase 'take someone's name in vain', meaning to use a name disrespectfully.

    zh妄称

    • He was accused of taking the Lord's name in vain.
    • She felt he took her name in vain when he lied about her.
    • Don't take my name in vain when you talk to others.
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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