| 释义 |
vaunt
I. \ˈvȯnt, -ä-, -ȧ-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English vaunten, from Middle French vanter, from Late Latin vanitare, from Latin vanitas vanity — more at vanity
intransitive verb
: to make a vain display especially of one's own worth or attainments : talk vaingloriously : brag
< strutted and vaunted before the girls >
transitive verb
: to boast of : make a vainglorious display of : put forward boastfully
< propaganda literature vaunted the successes of … scientist — F.L.O'Dea >
< ye vaunted your fathomless power, and ye flaunted your iron pride — Rudyard Kipling >
Synonyms: see boast
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a vainglorious display of what one is or has or has done : ostentation
2. : a bragging assertive speech : loud boast
< may the vaunts and menace of the vengeful enemy pass like the gust — S.T.Coleridge >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French avant before, forward — more at avaunt (hence)
1. obsolete : the front part
2. obsolete : the foremost ranks of an army : van |