英语词汇“cock”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cock¹

(kŏk)

a. An adult male chicken; a rooster.

b. An adult male of various other birds.

2. A weathervane shaped like a rooster; a weathercock.

3. A faucet or valve by which the flow of a liquid or gas can be regulated.

a. The hammer of a firearm.

b. The position of the hammer of a firearm when ready for firing.

5. A tilting or jaunty turn upward: the cock of a hat.

6. Vulgar Slang

a. The penis.

b. A man or boy regarded as mean or contemptible.

7. Archaic The characteristic cry of a rooster early in the morning.

tr.v. cocked, cock·ing, cocks

1. To set the hammer of (a firearm) in a position ready for firing.

2. To set (a device, such as a camera shutter) in a position ready for use.

3. To tilt or turn up or to one side, usually in a jaunty or alert manner: cocked an eyebrow in response to a silly question.

4. To raise in preparation to throw or hit: cocked the bat before swinging at the pitch.

Idiom:

cock of the walk

An overbearing or domineering person.

[Middle English cok, from Old English cocc, probably from Late Latin coccus, from coco, a cackling, of imitative origin.]

单词	cock
释义	cock¹ (kŏk) n. 1. a. An adult male chicken; a rooster. b. An adult male of various other birds. 2. A weathervane shaped like a rooster; a weathercock. 3. A faucet or valve by which the flow of a liquid or gas can be regulated. 4. a. The hammer of a firearm. b. The position of the hammer of a firearm when ready for firing. 5. A tilting or jaunty turn upward: the cock of a hat. 6. Vulgar Slang a. The penis. b. A man or boy regarded as mean or contemptible. 7. Archaic The characteristic cry of a rooster early in the morning. tr.v. cocked, cock·ing, cocks 1. To set the hammer of (a firearm) in a position ready for firing. 2. To set (a device, such as a camera shutter) in a position ready for use. 3. To tilt or turn up or to one side, usually in a jaunty or alert manner: cocked an eyebrow in response to a silly question. 4. To raise in preparation to throw or hit: cocked the bat before swinging at the pitch. *Idiom:* *cock of the walk* An overbearing or domineering person. [Middle English cok, from Old English cocc, probably from Late Latin coccus, from coco, a cackling, of imitative origin.]
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