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

• 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%。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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；
• 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。