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

cop¹ v., copped, cop•ping. Informal.

to seize or steal:She copped first prize in the contest.
cop out, [no object]to avoid a responsibility:He was going to help us but at the last minute he copped out.[~ + out + on + object]Don't cop out on us again.

Idioms

Idioms cop a plea, to plea-bargain.

cop² n. [countable]

[Informal.]

Informal Terms a police officer.

cop., an abbreviation of:

cop¹ v.t., copped, cop•ping. [Informal.]

Informal Termsto catch;
nab.
Informal Termsto steal;
filch.
Informal Termsto buy (narcotics).
Idioms cop a plea:
- to plead guilty or confess in return for receiving a lighter sentence.
- to plead guilty to a lesser charge as a means of bargaining one's way out of standing trial for a more serious charge;
  plea-bargain.
cop out:
- to avoid one's responsibility, the fulfillment of a promise, etc.;
  renege;
  back out (often fol. by on or of ):He never copped out on a friend in need. You agreed to go, and you can't cop out now.
- cop a plea.

Latin capere
compare cap (obsolete) to arrest, Scots cap to seize dialect, dialectal Old French caper to take, ultimately 1695–1705

cop² n. [Informal.]

Informal Termsa police officer.
a person who seeks to regulate a specified behavior, activity, practice, etc.:character cops.

clipping of copper² 1855–60

cop³ n.

a conical mass of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a spindle.
British Termscrest;
tip.

bef. 1000; Middle English, Old English cop tip, top (in Middle English also head), probably cognate with Dutch kop, German Kopf head; see cup

COP, [Thermodynam.]

ThermodynamicsSee coefficient of performance.

Cop.,

Copernican.
ReligionCoptic.

cop.,

Chemistrycopper.
copyright;
copyrighted.

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cop /kɒp/ slang n

another name for policeman
Brit an arrest (esp in the phrase a fair cop)

vb (cops, copping, copped)(transitive)

to seize or catch
to steal
Also: cop it to suffer (a punishment): you'll cop a clout if you do that!
cop it sweet ⇒ Austral slang to accept a penalty without complaint
to have good fortune

See also cop off, cop outEtymology: 18th Century: (vb) perhaps from obsolete cap to arrest, from Old French caper to seize; sense 1, back formation from copper²

cop /kɒp/ n

a conical roll of thread wound on a spindle
chiefly dialect the top or crest, as of a hill

Etymology: Old English cop, copp top, summit, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old English copp cup

cop /kɒp/ n

Brit slang (usually used with a negative) worth or value: that work is not much cop

Etymology: 19th Century: n use of cop¹ (in the sense: to catch, hence something caught, something of value)

单词	copped
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 cop¹ /kɑp/USA pronunciation v., copped, cop•ping. Informal. to seize or steal:She copped first prize in the contest. cop out, [no object]to avoid a responsibility:He was going to help us but at the last minute he copped out.[~ + out + on + object]Don't cop out on us again. Idioms Idioms cop a plea, to plea-bargain. cop² /kɑp/USA pronunciation n. [countable] [Informal.] Informal Terms a police officer. cop., an abbreviation of: copyright; copyrighted. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 cop¹ (kop),USA pronunciation v.t., copped, cop•ping. [Informal.] Informal Termsto catch; nab. Informal Termsto steal; filch. Informal Termsto buy (narcotics). Idioms cop a plea: to plead guilty or confess in return for receiving a lighter sentence. to plead guilty to a lesser charge as a means of bargaining one's way out of standing trial for a more serious charge; plea-bargain. cop out: to avoid one's responsibility, the fulfillment of a promise, etc.; renege; back out (often fol. by on or of ):He never copped out on a friend in need. You agreed to go, and you can't cop out now. cop a plea. Latin capere compare cap (obsolete) to arrest, Scots cap to seize dialect, dialectal Old French caper to take, ultimately 1695–1705 cop² (kop),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.] Informal Termsa police officer. a person who seeks to regulate a specified behavior, activity, practice, etc.:character cops. clipping of copper² 1855–60 cop³ (kop),USA pronunciation n. a conical mass of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a spindle. British Termscrest; tip. bef. 1000; Middle English, Old English cop tip, top (in Middle English also head), probably cognate with Dutch kop, German Kopf head; see cup COP, [Thermodynam.] ThermodynamicsSee coefficient of performance. Cop., Copernican. ReligionCoptic. cop., Chemistrycopper. copyright; copyrighted. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cop /kɒp/ slang n another name for policeman Brit an arrest (esp in the phrase a fair cop) vb (cops, copping, copped)(transitive) to seize or catch to steal Also: cop it to suffer (a punishment): you'll cop a clout if you do that! cop it sweet ⇒ Austral slang to accept a penalty without complaint to have good fortune See also cop off, cop outEtymology: 18th Century: (vb) perhaps from obsolete cap to arrest, from Old French caper to seize; sense 1, back formation from copper² cop /kɒp/ n a conical roll of thread wound on a spindle chiefly dialect the top or crest, as of a hill Etymology: Old English cop, copp top, summit, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old English copp cup cop /kɒp/ n Brit slang (usually used with a negative) worth or value: that work is not much cop Etymology: 19th Century: n use of cop¹ (in the sense: to catch, hence something caught, something of value)
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