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vaunt
音标[vɒ:nt] 读音
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:
- extravagant self-praise
动词 vaunt:
- show off同义词:boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, gasconade
例句:
- She is vaunting her successes to all of us.她正向大家炫耀她的成就。
- 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 boastn.(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)