be cock-a-hoop about sth
多作表语，前面可用 be、look、seem 等系动词；about 后接令人得意的事情。
The team were cock-a-hoop about their victory.
全队为他们的胜利得意洋洋。
得意洋洋；兴高采烈
得意洋洋；兴高采烈；欢欣鼓舞。；得意洋洋的
very happy and triumphant; exultant
得意洋洋；兴高采烈；欢欣鼓舞。
Exultant, very happy, triumphant.
After winning the championship, he was completely cock-a-hoop.
赢得冠军后，他完全得意洋洋。
用法提示：形容词作表语，描述主语得意洋洋的状态。
She felt cock-a-hoop about her promotion to manager.
她对自己晋升为经理感到得意洋洋。
用法提示：形容词后接介词about，表示因某事而得意。
The team returned home cock-a-hoop after their victory.
球队胜利后得意洋洋地回家了。
用法提示：形容词作主语补足语，描述主语回家时的状态。
多作表语，前面可用 be、look、seem 等系动词；about 后接令人得意的事情。
The team were cock-a-hoop about their victory.
全队为他们的胜利得意洋洋。
that 从句说明得意的事由，口语中 that 常可省略。
They were cock-a-hoop that their bid had been accepted.
他们的投标被接受了，这让他们得意洋洋。
at 后接动名词，强调因已完成某事而得意。
He was cock-a-hoop at having beaten the champion.
他因击败冠军而得意洋洋。
grammar · medium
易错句子The whole team was in cock-a-hoop after the victory.
正确表达The whole team was cock-a-hoop after the victory.
cock-a-hoop 是形容词，不是名词；它直接作表语放在 be 动词后，不能像名词那样与介词 in 搭配构成 in cock-a-hoop。
grammar · medium
易错句子The players were cock-a-hoop for their win.
正确表达The players were cock-a-hoop about their win.
表示“因某事而得意洋洋”时，cock-a-hoop 后接 about/at/over，不用 for；about their win 才符合英语介词搭配。
cock-a-hoop 是英式非正式形容词，表示因成功而欢欣鼓舞、得意洋洋，语气可正可戏；cocky 指人自负、自以为是，通常带贬义，不表示高兴。二者拼写都以 cock- 开头，容易看混，但感情色彩相反。
elated 是较中性的正式用词，强调内心因好消息而高涨的喜悦，可单独使用；cock-a-hoop 是英式非正式表达，更强调外露的、有时带炫耀意味的欢天喜地，常与获胜或成功场景连用。
smug 指自满、沾沾自喜，通常带贬义，强调对自身成就的得意且可能惹人反感；cock-a-hoop 是英式非正式用语，表示因成功而欢天喜地、得意洋洋，语气更轻快，不一定含贬义。汉语“得意洋洋”可对应两者，但感情色彩不同。
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