cock-a-hoop

美 [ˌkɑːk ə ˈhuːp]英 [ˌkɒk ə ˈhuːp]
  • adj.得意扬扬
  • adv.得意洋洋地;骄傲地
cock-a-hoopcock-a-hoop

adj.

informal得意扬扬
very pleased and excited, especially about achieving sth

cock-a-hoop

频次

  • 1
    ADJ 兴高采烈的;得意洋洋的
    If you are cock-a-hoop, you are extremely pleased about something that you have done.

adj

1
exhibiting self-importance
big talk
Synonym: boastful braggart(a) bragging(a) braggy big crowing self-aggrandizing self-aggrandising

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  1. He was cock-a-hoop about the birth of his first child .

    他为第一个孩子的诞生而感到自豪。

  2. He always says something with cock-a-hoop .

    他说话时经常一副自鸣得意的样子。

  3. The factory was all cock-a-hoop after the strike .

    那家工厂在罢工后陷於一片混乱。

  4. Polluters are cock-a-hoop & and so are the Republicans , who have become ever less verdant since the recession began .

    环境污染者们得意洋洋&而共和党人也如此。自经济衰退开始以来,共和党人已经变得越来越老成持重了。

  5. He was cock-a-hoop over his victory .

    他对他的胜利洋洋自得,他对他的胜利。