| 释义 |
not much cop not much copNot very good; not noteworthy or exceptional at all. Primarily heard in UK. I was really looking forward to the film, but it was not much cop, I'm afraid. I just wasn't much cop as an accountant, so I packed up my career and spent a year travelling abroad.See also: cop, much, notnot much cop BRITISH, INFORMALIf someone or something is not much cop, they are of poor quality or not good at something. I gather her latest album isn't much cop. Just as he lacks any genuine talent for public speaking, so he's not much cop as a writer, either. Note: In early twentieth century slang, `cop' meant `value' or `use'. See also: cop, much, notnot much cop not very good. British informal Cop is used here in the sense of ‘an acquisition’. 1998 Spectator Suddenly everyone has noticed that the rest of her album…isn't actually much cop after all. See also: cop, much, notnot much ˈcop (British English, slang) not very good: ‘What do you think of the book?’ ‘It’s not much cop, really.’See also: cop, much, not |