| 释义 |
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。 cocked hat |