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

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