cock-a-hoop
1. 解詞釋義
Cock-a-hoop是個合成詞,可以做副詞,表示“得意洋洋地,自負地”。也可以做形容詞,表示“得意洋洋的,自鳴得意的”。表示因某事而自鳴得意,得意洋洋,在該詞后面用解詞about,at或者是over,即為:cock-a-hoop (about / at / over sth.),其英文解釋為: very pleased and excited, especially about achieving sth.。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. They're all cock-a-hoop about winning the first game of the season.
他們得以洋洋,因為他們獲得了本季冠軍。
e.g. He was cock-a-hoop about the birth of his first child.
他為第一個孩子的誕生而感到自豪。
e.g. She's cock-a-hoop about getting the job.
她為得到這份工作而自鳴得意。