學(xué)個(gè)詞 Learn A Word:1521 vaunt

今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 vaunt. Vaunt is spelled v-a-u-n-t, vaunt. Vaunt 是“炫耀，吹噓”的意思。美國(guó)法庭最近對(duì)前美國(guó)副總統(tǒng)候選人愛(ài)德華茲挪用競(jìng)選資金案作出無(wú)罪和無(wú)效審判的判決。The ruling was a new setback for the prosecution--the Justice Department's public integrity section, a once-vaunted watchdog. 此案的公訴方--美國(guó)司法部公職人員操守處曾是倍受吹捧的監(jiān)督機(jī)構(gòu)，這一裁決是對(duì)該機(jī)構(gòu)的又一次打擊。 California's vaunted state colleges are losing their competitive edge because of higher tuition rates and a decrease in the quality of college programs. 因?yàn)閷W(xué)費(fèi)增加，大學(xué)課程質(zhì)量下降，美國(guó)加州一度倍受推崇的州立大學(xué)正在失去競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力。好，今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是vaunt, vaunt, vaunt...