词汇 | cocked hat |
释义 | cocked hat 1 ENTRIES FOUND: cocked hat (noun) cocked hat /ˈkɑːkt-/ noun plural cocked hats cocked hat /ˈkɑːkt-/ noun plural cocked hats Learner's definition of COCKED HAT [count] old-fashioned : a hat with the edges turned up on two or three sides(两边或三边向上卷起的)卷边帽 into a cocked hat informal 1 US : into a state of confusion, ruin, etc.陷入混乱;完全破坏 The discovery has knocked/thrown all our old assumptions into a cocked hat. [=has completely destroyed all our old assumptions]那个发现彻底颠覆了我们原来的一切假设。 2 British — used to say that one person or thing is much better than another胜过;优于;更胜一筹 The old design was good, but this new one knocks/beats it into a cocked hat.原来的设计还不错,但这个新设计更胜一筹。 |
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