| 单词 | cop-out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈcop-out ˈcop-out n. a flight, an escape; a cowardly compromise or evasion; a retreat from reality. Also, a person who drops out from society. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > avoiding duty, work, or exertion > evasion of responsibility, obligation, etc. delusion1606 evasiona1616 elusion1633 cop-out1942 society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > [noun] > person anchorite?1614 solitarian1655 retirer1678 solitaire1716 recluse1751 solitarya1763 hermit1799 troglodyte1854 umbratile1888 cop-out1969 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §498/1 Flight; escape, cop-out. 1967 Boston Sunday Herald 14 May (Suppl.) 2/1 I know it's..convenient for those of us who were not raised by their parents to refer to their childhood as lonely, and blame their adult behavior on that. I think it's self-pity and a cop-out. 1967 Guardian 24 Oct. 6/2 Many of the London hippies are not only ‘drop-outs’ (people who have rejected any form of social or political activism) but ‘cop-outs’—people who equate mind erasure with the dissolution of social problems. 1969 Win 15 May 9/1 Isn't it a cop-out to secede from New York State but remain a part of the nation? < as lemmas |
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