3VERB 对…洋洋自得;为…自鸣得意 If you say that someone is crowing about something they have achieved or are pleased about, you disapprove of them because they keep telling people proudly about it. 对…洋洋自得;为…自鸣得意 [informal, disapproval]
Edwards is already crowing about his assured victory. [V + about/over]
爱德华兹已经在为自己确定无疑的胜利自鸣得意了。
We've seen them all crowing that the movement is dead. [VERB that]
4VERB 欢叫;高兴地说 If someone crows, they make happy sounds or say something happily. 欢叫;高兴地说
She was crowing with delight. [VERBwith noun]
她欢呼雀跃。
'I'm not sure I've ever driven a better lap,' crowed a delighted Irvine. [VERB with quote]
“我想这也许是我开得最棒的一圈,”欧文高兴地欢呼道。
5PHRASE 成直线地;笔直地 If you say that a place is a particular distance away as the crow flies, you mean that it is that distance away measured in a straight line. 成直线地;笔直地
I live at Mesa, Washington, about 10 miles as the crow flies from Hanford.