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n- ① 公鸡,雄鸡(【美】通常用rooster)(←→hen)
- As the old cock crows, the young cock learns.【谚】老公鸡蹄叫,小公鸡学样。
- Every cock crows on its own dunghill.【谚】每一只公鸡都会站在自己的粪堆上啼叫(喻假装英雄好汉)。
- ③[称呼男子用]【英俚】老兄
- old cock老兄
- Hello, cock, how are you?喂,兄弟,你可好?
- ④ (自来水、瓦斯、桶的)龙头,活栓(【美】用tap或faucet)
- turn on [off] a cock打开[关掉]龙头
- ⑧ (帽缘的)翻起,上翘(←→slouch);(鼻子)翘起;翻眼斜睨或眨眼
vt- ② 翘起(帽缘)(←→slouch);斜戴(帽子)
- ③ 竖起,翘起,使直立
- cock one's nose翘起鼻子(表示轻蔑)
- He cocked his head.他(好奇地)翘首。
- He cocked an ear and listened.他竖起一只耳朵谛听。
- The horse [dog] cocked up its ears.马[狗]竖起耳朵。
- He cocked his eye at Alice.他向爱丽丝睇眼一瞥(递眼色)。
vi- ① (狗等)竖起(尾巴等)<up>;(人)昂首(阔步)<up>
- The horse's ears cocked up.那匹马的耳朵竖了起来。
短语- at [on] full [half] cock
- go off at half cock击铁半开而射击;未充分准备即下手
- cock of the walk [dunghill]
- He's cock of the walk now.他现在是头子了。
- That cock won't fight.
- ① 【口】这一招儿行不通,这项计划(等)不会成功(★源自斗鸡用语)。
反义词- henn.母鸡
- slouchn.(帽缘的)下垂
- slouchvt.下垂(帽缘)
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