| 单词 | cock |
| 释义 | Word Frequency cock 1(kɒk) noun 1. the male of the domestic fowl 2. a. any other male bird b. the male of certain other animals, such as the lobster c. (as modifier) a cock sparrow 3. short for stopcock, weathercock 4. a taboo slang word for penis 5. a. the hammer of a firearm b. its position when the firearm is ready to be discharged 6. British informal a friend, mate, or fellow 7. a jaunty or significant tilting or turning upwards a cock of the head 8. British informal nonsense verb 9. (transitive) to set the firing pin, hammer, or breech block of (a firearm) so that a pull on the trigger will release it and thus fire the weapon 10. (transitive) to set the shutter mechanism of (a camera) so that the shutter can be tripped by pressing the shutter-release button 11. (transitive; sometimes foll by up) to raise in an alert or jaunty manner 12. (intransitive) to stick or stand up conspicuously Word origin Old English cocc (referring to the male fowl; the development of C15 sense spout, tap, and other transferredsenses is not clear), ultimately of imitative origin; related to Old Norse kokkr, French coq, Late Latin coccusWord Frequency cock 2(kɒk) noun 1. a small, cone-shaped heap of hay, straw, etc verb 2. (transitive) to stack (hay, straw, etc) in such heaps Word origin C14 (in Old English, cocc is attested in place names): perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian kok, Danish dialect kok |
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