vaunted + noun
The vaunted security system failed during the attack.
那个被大肆吹嘘的安全系统在袭击中失灵了。
被大肆吹嘘的;自夸的
被高度或广泛赞扬或吹嘘的。;大肆吹嘘的;自负的
boasted about or praised excessively
被高度或广泛赞扬或吹嘘的。
Highly or widely praised or boasted about.
The company's vaunted customer service turned out to be slow and unhelpful.
该公司大肆吹嘘的客户服务结果却缓慢且无帮助。
用法提示:vaunted 作为形容词,修饰 customer service,表示被过分夸耀的。
Despite its vaunted reputation, the restaurant served mediocre food.
尽管名声被大肆吹嘘,这家餐厅提供的食物却很一般。
用法提示:vaunted 修饰 reputation,指出其名不副实。
Their vaunted security system failed to prevent the burglary.
他们自夸的安防系统未能阻止入室盗窃。
用法提示:vaunted 强调系统曾被吹嘘得很厉害。
The vaunted security system failed during the attack.
那个被大肆吹嘘的安全系统在袭击中失灵了。
The project was vaunted as a revolutionary breakthrough.
该项目被吹嘘为革命性的突破。
This technique, vaunted by its inventors, proved impractical.
这种被发明者大肆吹嘘的技术被证明不实用。
grammar · medium
易错句子He vaunted his success.
正确表达He was vaunted for his success.
Vaunted 是形容词,意为“被大肆吹嘘的”,不能直接用作及物动词。应使用被动结构或改为 boast 等动词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The church has a vaunted ceiling.
正确表达The church has a vaulted ceiling.
Vaunted 和 vaulted 发音相似但意义不同:vaunted 表示“被吹嘘的”,vaulted 表示“拱形的”。
注意发音区别:vaunted读作/ˈvɔːntɪd/,而vaulted读作/ˈvɔːltɪd/;词义完全不同,vaunted意为‘自夸的’,vaulted意为‘拱形的’或‘跳跃的’。
两者都有‘炫耀’之意,但flaunted更强调故意展示以引人注目,常带贬义;vaunted则侧重‘被吹嘘的’,常用于被动或形容词。
vaunted表示‘被大肆吹嘘的’,强调事物本身被夸大;vainglorious则形容人‘自负虚荣’,更侧重性格。
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