英语单词 | cocky |
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英美音标 | 英 ['kɒki] 美 ['kɑːki] |
中文释义 | adj.骄傲的;自大的;太过自信的 |
英语例句 | (1) John is too cocky and should be brought to his level. (2) We should never become arrogant and cocky. (3) Tom used to be a very cocky young man. |
中文例句 | (1) 约翰太高傲了,应该让他知道自量。 (2) 我们永远不能骄傲, 不能翘尾巴。 (3) 汤姆过去是个非常傲慢自大的年轻人。 |
vocabulary简明 | Cocky means "overly self-confident," like a cocky announcement at the beginning of the season that your soccer team will win the championship without even trying. |
vocabulary扩展 | Cocky originally meant "lecherous," or lustful, but evolved to mean "arrogantly pert" in the 1700s. Cocky people don't usually stop at bragging about themselves — they'll cut you in line at the grocery store, because they think they are too important to wait. Synonyms for cocky are conceited, egotistical, and the phrase "full of himself/herself." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]骄傲自大的;自以为是的 Someone who is cocky is so confident and sure of their abilities that they annoy other people. [disapproval] [INFORMAL 非正式]
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