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

• How to strengthen the management and confidentiality of information on hydropower science and technology Vaunted Technology: Encryption
  浅谈如何加强水电科技资料管理和保密工作高科技神话∶加密技术
• 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。
• 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。
• Our advice was discredited as Russians came to believe that we were untrue to our own principles and unable even to run our much vaunted liberal economy properly.
  于是俄罗斯人不再相信我们的建议，他们开始认为，我们不但不忠于自己的原则，甚至也管理不好我们大力吹捧的自由经济。
• 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。
• The vitriolic tone is unusual for a debate on the Fed, which is traditionally accorded respect from politicians and has vaunted its independence from Congress.
  这种刻薄的语调此前很少出现在围绕美联储的辩论中。美联储向来备受政界尊重，且自夸独立于国会。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。