vaunted
英 [ˈvɔːntɪd]
美 [ˈvɔːntɪd]
adj. 被吹嘘的; 被夸耀的
v. 吹嘘；自负
vaunt的过去分词和过去式
BNC.35841 / COCA.19563
牛津词典
adj.
- 被吹嘘的；被夸耀的
proudly talked about or praised as being very good, especially when this is not deserved- Their much vaunted reforms did not materialize.
他们大肆吹嘘的改革并没有实现。
- Their much vaunted reforms did not materialize.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 被吹嘘的;被过分夸耀的
If you describe something asvauntedormuch vaunted, you mean that people praise it more than it deserves.- Its vaunted security procedures hadn't worked...
它那套被大肆吹嘘的安保程序并没有发挥作用。 - Simpson's much vaunted discoveries are in fact commonplace in modern sociology.
辛普森的那些被大肆称赞的发现在现代社会学中实际上都不足为奇。
- Its vaunted security procedures hadn't worked...
双语例句
- I was surprised to find that his much vaunted car was old and of a rather common kind.
我很吃惊地发现，他那大大吹嘘的车子竟是辆很平常的旧车。 - A new and much vaunted national cinema.
一部新的被大肆吹捧的国产影片。 - Their much vaunted reforms did not materialize.
他们大肆吹嘘的改革并没有实现。 - Nevertheless, the vaunted Spartan army was defeated by Thebes in371 BC at the Battle of Leuctra.
可是，公元前三七一年留克特拉一役，备受推崇的斯巴达军队却为底比斯所败。 - Its vaunted security procedures hadn't worked
它那套被大肆吹嘘的安保程序并没有发挥作用。 - Few dictionaries other than the vaunted Oxford English Dictionary provide enough usage examples.
除了自负的《牛津英语词典》之外，很少有字典能提供足够的用法示例。 - FOR all its vaunted decentralisation, the internet is a top-down affair when it comes to security.
互联网自诩权力下放，可当涉及到安全时，它又是个自上而下的事情了。 - But of all the vaunted beauty spots of the West Lake, the first I herd of was Leifeng Pagoda.
然而一切西湖胜迹的名目之中.我知道得最早的却是这雷峰塔。 - He believes there is much more the Swedish group could do in communication and marketing, particularly of its vaunted reputation for safety, a big asset in China.
他认为这家瑞典集团在沟通和营销上还有许多不足，特别是在该公司引以为傲的安全口碑方面，这在中国可是一大资产。 - His plays were being well enough received to render the most vaunted dramatist uneasy.
他的剧本受到人们欢迎，足以使最自负的剧作家也为之不安。