swollen-headed
swollen-headed — 形容詞
1. too proud of your own abilities or importance, especially after receiving praise
自大
因成功或讚賞而變得自負
too proud of your own abilities or importance, especially after receiving praise or success
After winning the science prize, Renata became swollen-headed and stopped listening to her lab partner.
在贏得科學獎後，Renata 變得自大起來，不再聽她實驗夥伴的意見。
become swollen-headed after + achievement
Wei turned swollen-headed when his manager praised his presentation in front of the whole office.
當主管在全辦公室面前稱讚 Wei 的簡報時，他就變得自負了。
turn swollen-headed when + praise event
Sivan was too swollen-headed to admit she had made a simple mistake in the report.
Sivan 太自大了，不願承認自己在報告中犯了一個簡單的錯誤。
Jude's friends found him swollen-headed after he got into the top university.
Jude 的朋友覺得他考上頂尖大學後變得自大。
Months of praise made Anjali swollen-headed, and she began ignoring her coaches' advice.
幾個月的讚美讓 Anjali 變得得意忘形，她開始不理會教練們的建議。
- conceited
more general and formal; not always tied to a recent success
- big-headed
very close informal synonym; slightly more common in British English
- arrogant
broader and more permanent trait of feeling superior to others