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  • adjective
    vainer; -est
    [also more ~; most ~] :too proud of your own appearance, abilities, achievements, etc. :conceited
    She is very vain about her appearance.
    He is the vainest man I know.
    having no success :not producing a desired result
    They made a vain [=unsuccessful] attempt to escape.
    A vain effort to quell the public's fears only made matters worse.
    Volunteers searched the area in the vain hope of finding clues.
    in vain
    without success :without producing a good or desired result
    We searched in vain for the missing earring. [=we searched for the missing earring but did not find it]
    He tried in vain to get the baby to sleep.
    Her suffering will not be in vain. [=something good will happen because of her suffering]
    take someone's name in vain
    to use (a name, especially the name of God) in a way that does not show proper respect
    He took God's name in vain.
    (humorous) I thought I heard someone taking my name in vain. [=saying my name]

    * Các từ tương tự:
    vainglorious