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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Concerns about the consequences for the country's vaunted tourism industry have intensified as the French economy has stagnated.
  在法国经济停滞不前之际，人们越来越担心这会给该国引以为傲的旅游产业带来负面影响。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。