单词乎

vaunt

音标[vɒ:nt]

汉语翻译

vt. 自夸
vi. 自夸
n. 自吹自擂

词型变化

副词:vauntingly 名词:vaunter 动词过去式:vaunted 过去分词:vaunted 现在分词:vaunting 第三人称单数:vaunts 

英语解释

名词 vaunt:

  1. extravagant self-praise

动词 vaunt:

  1. show off
    同义词:boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, gasconade

例句

  1. She is vaunting her successes to all of us.
    她正向大家炫耀她的成就。
  2. The bank's much-vaunted security system failed completely.
    这家银行大肆吹嘘的保安设施完全无济于事。

详细解释


vaunt

v.(动词)
vaunt.ed,vaunt.ing,vaunts
v.tr.(及物动词)
To speak boastfully of; brag about.
吹嘘:吹嘘地说…;夸耀…
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To speak boastfully; brag.See Synonyms at boast
吹嘘:吹嘘地说;夸耀参见 boast
n.(名词)
A boastful remark.
大话,吹牛,炫耀
Speech of extravagant self-praise.
自吹自擂:过度自我赞扬演说

来源:
Middle English vaunten
中古英语 vaunten
from Old French vanter
源自 古法语 vanter
from Late Latin v3nit3re [to talk frivolously]
源自 后期拉丁语 v3nit3re [轻浮地谈说]
frequentative of Latin v3n3re
拉丁语 v3n3re的重复
from v3nus [empty] * see eu- 2
源自 v3nus [空的] *参见 eu- 2

【引伸】
vaunt.er
n.(名词)
vaunt.ingly
adv.(副词)

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