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be cocky
形容某人因成功而显得过分自信，常含贬义。
He's a bit cocky after winning the award.
他获奖后有点自大。
自大的；骄傲的；过分自信的
cockier — comparative of cocky
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自大的；骄傲的；过分自信的
overly self-confident or self-assertive
He's a bit cocky after winning the award.
他获奖后有点自大。
过于自信；傲慢自大。
Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.
He got cocky after winning twice and stopped preparing.
赢了两场后他变得自大起来，不再做准备。
Her cocky attitude made her unpopular with the team.
她自大的态度使她在团队里不受欢迎。
Don't be so cocky about passing the exam without studying.
别这么过分自信，以为不复习就能通过考试。
形容某人因成功而显得过分自信，常含贬义。
He's a bit cocky after winning the award.
他获奖后有点自大。
get + 形容词表示“变得自大”，强调状态的变化。
Don't get cocky just because you passed the test.
别因为通过了考试就得意忘形。
用 about 引出让人自负的具体方面。
She's cocky about her cooking skills.
她对自己的厨艺很自负。
enough to 表示“达到某种程度去做某事”，这里指自大到敢于做某事。
He was cocky enough to challenge the champion.
他狂妄到敢挑战冠军。
Not this
He always cocky in front of the teacher.
Use this
He is always cocky in front of the teacher.
汉语形容词可以直接作谓语，但英语中形容词 cocky 不能单独作谓语，必须用系动词 be 与主语连接，所以要在主语后加上 is。
Not this
He is cocky for his success.
Use this
He is cocky about his success.
表示“对……自大/得意”时，cocky 后接介词 about；for 表示原因或目的，不能用来表达这种态度指向，这是介词搭配错误。
Not this
He is proud because he always wins, and he thinks no one can beat him.
Use this
He is cocky because he always wins, and he thinks no one can beat him.
proud 是褒义的“自豪”，cocky 是贬义的“自大、目中无人”；当句子带有看不起别人、过分自信的意思时，应选用 cocky 而不是 proud。
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自负的态度
His cocky attitude made him unpopular with the team.
他自负的态度使他在团队中不受欢迎。
得意的咧嘴笑
She gave a cocky grin when she won the argument.
她赢得争论时露出得意的咧嘴笑。
有点自大
He's a bit cocky for someone with so little experience.
他经验这么少，却有点自大。
变得自大；开始趾高气扬
Don't get cocky just because you passed the exam.
别因为通过了考试就趾高气扬。
过分的自信
His cocky confidence often rubbed people the wrong way.
他过分的自信常常惹人反感。
别太自大，小子。
In Star Wars: A New Hope, Han Solo warns the cocky young pilot Luke Skywalker not to be overconfident before the battle.
在《星球大战：新希望》中，汉·索罗提醒骄傲自大的年轻飞行员卢克·天行者，在战斗前不要过于自信。
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公鸡(cock)昂首阔步、神气活现，正好形象地记住cocky“骄傲自大、过分自信”。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、批评或调侃 cocky 多用于非正式场合，常带负面语气，表示某人过于自信或自大。正式写作中较少使用，更常用 arrogant 或 overconfident。
常含贬义，指过分自信甚至傲慢。
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