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
- A new and much vaunted national cinema.
一部新的被大肆吹捧的国产影片。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - In the third quarter of last year despite the vaunted recovery of the UK economy real gross domestic product per head was the same as in the third quarter of 2006 and 1.8 per cent lower than in the first quarter of 2008 ( the pre-crisis peak).
去年第三季度,尽管英国自诩实现经济复苏,但实际人均国内生产总值(GDP)仅与2006年第三季度持平,与2008年第一季度的数字(危机前的峰值)相比则低了1.8%。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。