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

• 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。
• Masdar even has a$ 4 million award program the Zayed future energy prize like the vaunted X-Prize.
  马斯达尔还设立了一项奖金总额为400万美元的扎耶德未来能源奖（ZayedFutureEnergyPrize），类似于闻名于世的埃克斯奖（X-Prize）。
• The LA is a fighting force at least equal to, and most likely superior to, the vaunted U.S.army.
  LA是有战斗力的，至少打平甚至能够取胜被吹嘘的美国军队。
• 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。
• 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。
• China's Railways Ministry last week was boasting of the superiority of its high-speed rail system, saying its technology is superior to that of Japan's vaunted Shinkansen.
  周，中国铁道部还在吹嘘其高速铁路系统的优越性，称中国高铁的技术优于日本的所谓新干线。
• 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。
• Their much vaunted reforms did not materialize.
  他们大肆吹嘘的改革并没有实现。
• 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。