| 单词 | cock |
| 释义 | cock (kɒk ) Word forms: cocks , cocking , cocked 1. countable noun A cock is an adult male chicken. [mainly British] The cock was announcing the start of a new day. 2. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] You refer to a male bird, especially a male game bird, as a cock when you want to distinguish it from a female bird. [mainly British] ...a cock pheasant. 3. countable noun A man's cock is his penis. [informal, very rude] 4. verb If you cock a part of your body in a particular direction, you lift it or point it in that direction. He paused and cocked his head as if listening. [VERB noun] The Brigadier thought about this for a moment, head cocked to one side. [VERB-ed] 5. verb If someone cocks their ear, they try very hard to hear something from a particular direction. He suddenly cocked an ear and listened. [VERB noun] All ears were cocked for the footsteps on the stairs. [VERB noun] Synonyms: raise, prick up, perk up 6. verb When someone cocks a gun, they set a small device in the gun so that it is ready to fire. His hands were too weak to cock his revolver. [VERB noun] 7. See also stopcock 8. to cock a snook at someone phrase If you cock a snook at someone in authority or at an organization, you do something that they cannot punish you for, but which insults them or expresses your contempt. [mainly British, journalism] Tories cocked a snook at their prime minister over this legislation. Phrasal verbs: cock up 1. phrasal verb If you cock something up, you ruin it by doing something wrong. [British, informal, rude] 'Seems like I've cocked it up,' Egan said. [VERB noun PARTICLE] They've cocked up the address. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. See also cock-up Idioms: a cock and bull story a story that you do not believe They'll be believed, no matter what kind of a cock and bull story they tell. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 公鸡 Japanese: おんどり |
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