vaunt
/vɔːnt/ (bre, ipa) · /vɑːnt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈvȯnt How to pronounce vaunt (audio) ˈvänt/ (ame, mw)
vaunt — verb
- vauntpresent simple I / you / we / they
- vaunts3rd person singular
- vaunting-ing form
- vauntedpast simple
1. to talk proudly about your own success, ability, or possessions so that you seem
to talk proudly about your own success, ability, or possessions so that you seem overly impressed with yourself.
At dinner, Gabriel vaunted his language awards to impress his cousins.
vaunt + achievement for self-praise
During the podcast, Mira vaunted her startup's growth for ten minutes.
formal reporting of prolonged self-praise
The boxer kept vaunting his unbeaten record before the title fight.
Nila rarely vaunts her grades, even after topping the whole class.
- downplay
deliberately make your success seem less important
- understate
describe your achievement in a restrained way
文法句型
vaunt + achievement/quality
vaunt + possessive + noun
用法筆記
Object is usually your own success, talent, history, or possessions. Distinguish from verb/2: this sense is straightforward self-praise, while verb/2 often promotes a person, place, or product to impress an audience.
常見錯誤
2. to present someone or something as especially good in order to win admiration, o
to present someone or something as especially good in order to win admiration, often in public or promotional language.
The travel brochure vaunts the island's quiet beaches and cheap guesthouses.
brochure language promoting attractive features
Museum posters vaunted the new hall as the city's best art space.
vaunt + object in public promotion
Every headline vaunted the phone's camera to attract young buyers.
The principal vaunted the school's music program during the radio interview.
文法句型
vaunt + thing being praised
vaunt + noun phrase + to + audience
用法筆記
Object is often a plan, product, building, or program that someone wants others to admire. Distinguish from verb/1: the focus is public promotion of the thing itself, not simply bragging about your own worth.
常見錯誤
vaunt — noun
1. a show of pride in what you are, have, or have done, especially when it feels to
a show of pride in what you are, have, or have done, especially when it feels too self-congratulatory.
At the award dinner, Mira's thank-you speech turned into a long vaunt.
speech becomes a vaunt of personal success
Rafael's online profile reads like a vaunt of every school prize.
a vaunt of + achievement list
What began as wedding news soon became a family vaunt about money.
The captain's pre-match talk sounded more like a vaunt than leadership.
- display
broader and can be neutral; vaunt stays critical
- self-promotion
modern and practical; less literary than vaunt
- modesty
restraint about your own worth or success
文法句型
a vaunt of + noun phrase
sound like a vaunt
用法筆記
Usually follows verbs like 'become', 'sound like', or 'read like' when a speech or display feels too self-congratulatory. Distinguish from noun/2: this sense is the whole act or performance, not one single statement.
2. a proud and often exaggerated statement about what someone can do or will achiev
a proud and often exaggerated statement about what someone can do or will achieve.
His promise to finish in five minutes sounded like an empty vaunt.
a vaunt as an overconfident promise
The ad's vaunt about instant results fooled several tired shoppers.
vaunt about + exaggerated claim
When Aya called herself unbeatable, the room treated it as a vaunt.
The mayor's vaunt that taxes would fall by half drew laughter.
- admission
a statement that openly accepts a weakness or fact
文法句型
a vaunt that + clause
treat something as a vaunt
用法筆記
Often appears before a that-clause or after verbs such as 'make', 'dismiss', or 'treat as'. Distinguish from noun/1: this sense names one boastful claim, not a broader display of self-praise.