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
  1. Their much vaunted reforms did not materialize.
     他们大肆吹嘘的改革并没有实现。

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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• His much vaunted new scheme has been shown to have serious weaknesses.
  他那吹得天花乱坠的方案已被证明有严重的缺陷。
• Google may try to depict the last two months 'wrangling as a success, on the grounds that its vaunted principles were upheld.
  对于过去两个月的争论，谷歌或许会试图以成功冠之，理由是其夸耀不已的原则得到了坚持。
• Many Ford customers were dissatisfied with its vaunted sync interface that integrates hand-free telephony, entertainment and voice-recognition.
  福特Sync界面集成了免提电话、娱乐和语音识别功能。
• However, the terrible loss of life and the chaotic evacuation of more than 4,000 passengers and crew from the ship suggest that the vaunted economies of scale of these floating mega-resorts carry significant risks.
  然而，可怕的死难事例，以及船上4000多名乘客和船员的混乱逃生经历，似乎表明这种水上大型度假村受到吹捧的规模经济是伴随巨大风险的。
• The series was a huge risk for the streaming service Netflix& and not just because Mr. Spacey's character broke the vaunted 'fourth wall' and talked directly to the audience.
  对于流媒体服务商Netflix来讲，播出这部连续剧冒了很大的风险&不仅是因为史派西的角色打破了被人夸耀的第四堵墙，直接跟观众对话。
• From vaunted Napa Valley wineries to vistas along Lake Tahoe, California couples have booked up thousands of churches and reception sites hoping to begin wedded bliss on the lucky date.
  从闻名遐迩的葡萄酒产地纳帕溪谷到漂亮的塔霍湖畔，加利福尼亚州几千所教堂和婚宴地已被预订，新人们希望这个幸运的日子能给他们的婚姻带来幸福。
• Kids need a range of authentic role models-as opposed to members of their clique, pop stars and vaunted athletes.
  孩子需要各种各样真实的角色模型&与他们的圈内成员、流行明星以及受吹捧的运动员形成对比。
• The vaunted liar, however, says he is too busy to tell a lie;
  然而那位吹牛大王却说他很忙，没有时间吹牛；
• He wants to avoid confrontation with both the government and the Americans during the security crackdown, led by a vaunted "surge" of American troops, just starting in Baghdad.
  对于美军对巴格达增兵并和与伊拉克政府联手控制安全局势来说，Muqtadaal-Sadr不愿与他们正面冲突。
• 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。