vaunt
/vɔːnt/ (bre, ipa) · /vɑːnt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈvȯnt How to pronounce vaunt (audio) ˈvänt/ (ame, mw)
vaunt — 動詞
- 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
誇耀
高調誇自己的成就或本事
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.
晚餐時，Gabriel 為了讓表親佩服自己，一直誇耀語言比賽得來的獎項。
vaunt + achievement for self-praise
During the podcast, Mira vaunted her startup's growth for ten minutes.
在那集 podcast 裡，Mira 誇耀自家新創公司的成長整整十分鐘。
formal reporting of prolonged self-praise
The boxer kept vaunting his unbeaten record before the title fight.
那名拳擊手在冠軍戰前一直誇耀自己保持不敗的戰績。
Nila rarely vaunts her grades, even after topping the whole class.
Nila 很少誇耀自己的成績，即使她拿了全班第一也是如此。
- 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
標榜
高調宣傳某人或事物特別好
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.
那本旅遊手冊標榜這座島有安靜的海灘和便宜的民宿。
brochure language promoting attractive features
Museum posters vaunted the new hall as the city's best art space.
博物館海報標榜新展廳是城裡最好的藝術空間。
vaunt + object in public promotion
Every headline vaunted the phone's camera to attract young buyers.
每一則標題都標榜這支手機的相機，好吸引年輕買家。
The principal vaunted the school's music program during the radio interview.
校長在廣播訪談中標榜學校的音樂課程。
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 — 名詞
1. a show of pride in what you are, have, or have done, especially when it feels to
炫耀
對自身成就或本事的炫耀
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.
在頒獎晚宴上，Mira 的致謝詞最後變成了一大段炫耀。
speech becomes a vaunt of personal success
Rafael's online profile reads like a vaunt of every school prize.
Rafael 的線上簡介看起來像是在炫耀自己拿過的每一個校內獎項。
a vaunt of + achievement list
What began as wedding news soon became a family vaunt about money.
原本只是婚禮消息，後來很快變成一家人在炫耀財力。
The captain's pre-match talk sounded more like a vaunt than leadership.
隊長賽前的談話聽起來比較像炫耀，不像是在帶隊。
- 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
誇口
自信又誇大的吹牛說法
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.
他說自己五分鐘內就能做完，聽起來像一句空洞的誇口。
a vaunt as an overconfident promise
The ad's vaunt about instant results fooled several tired shoppers.
那支廣告對立即見效的誇口，騙到了幾位疲憊的顧客。
vaunt about + exaggerated claim
When Aya called herself unbeatable, the room treated it as a vaunt.
當 Aya 說自己無人能敵時，在場的人都把那句話當成誇口。
The mayor's vaunt that taxes would fall by half drew laughter.
市長那句說稅金會減半的誇口，引來一陣笑聲。
- 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.