+ Search by Radical
Search for
PETS rank
- cop out
Print Font Size
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- cop out
-
-
1.
[American English]
[slang]
服罪（尤指意在避免受审后可能得到更严厉的惩罚而认罪，常牵连到别人）；自首并告密
-
2.
违背（诺言等）；食言，违约，反悔（on）
-
3.
放弃（职业、思想、行动等），放弃事业；放弃原则以妥协（的行为），丢掉原则；妥协；投降；逃避，退出不干；推卸责任；从社会、党派等中隐退
-
4.
放弃（职业、思想、行动等），放弃事业；放弃原则以妥协（的行为），丢掉原则；妥协；投降；逃避，退出不干；推卸责任；从社会、党派等中隐退
-
5.
失败；死
-
6.
被捕，作案时被当场抓住
-
7.
避免陷入困境；逃避困扰
-
1.
[American English]
[slang]
服罪（尤指意在避免受审后可能得到更严厉的惩罚而认罪，常牵连到别人）；自首并告密
Collins English-English Dictionary
- cop out
-
-
1.
vi.
[slang]
[intr, adverb]
to fail to assume responsibility or to commit oneself
-
2.
n
an instance of avoiding responsibility or commitment
-
3.
n
a person who acts in this way
-
4.
n
[Etymology]
C20: probably from
cop 1
-
1.
vi.
[slang]
[intr, adverb]
to fail to assume responsibility or to commit oneself
Examples
- When he was a cop, he used a bullet-proof vest to cover his chest.
- 当警察时，他上身要穿着防弹背心保护胸部。 → chest
- The cop searched the front of the car.
- 警方搜查了汽车的前部。 → front
- you'll cop a clout if you do that! → cop
- that work is not much cop → cop
- a straight-arrow cop → straight arrow
- I found out he was seeing another woman by accident, when a letter fell out his pocket.
- 从他口袋里掉出了一封信，这让我无意中发现他正和另一个女人交往。 → accident
- The hospital is carrying out tests to find out what's wrong with my brother.
- 医院正在化验，企图查明哥哥的病因。
- He pulled out a dirty big envelope and thumbed out some notes.
- 他拿出一个巨大的信封，用拇指拈出几张纸币。
- all worn out
- 全穿破了(或全用坏了；精疲力尽) → all
- an all-out effort
- 全力 → all-out
Would you like to know more about this word? Simply click the button on the right to ask real people.
You can also check your questions and answers at ‘ My nciku > Posts ’.
