cock
n
1 (US rooster) [C]
adult male bird of the domestic fowl 公雞. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page v. Cf 參看 hen.
2 (esp in compounds 尤用以構成復合詞) male of any other bird, esp of a game bird 雄鳥(尤指獵禽): a ,cock `pheasant 雄雉
a ,cock `sparrow 雄麻雀 * a ,cock `robin 雄鴝.
3 [sing] (Brit sl 俚) (used as a form of address between men 男子互稱用語) friend; mate 朋友; 老兄; 老弟.
4 (idm 習語) a ,cock-and-`bull story absurd and improbable story, esp one used as an excuse or explanation 無稽之談(尤指用作藉口或解釋的)
He told us some cock-and-bull story about having lost all his money. 他鬼話連篇, 告訴我們把錢都丟了. ,cock of the `walk person who dominates others within a group 人群中支配他人的人; 頭子; 頭頭. live like fighting cocks => live2.
cock n
1 [C] tap or valve controlling the flow of a liquid or gas in a pipe 龍頭; 旋塞.
2 [C] hammer of a gun (槍的)擊鐵.
3 [C] ( sl 諱, 俚) penis 雞巴.
4 [U] (sl 俚) nonsense; rubbish 胡說; 廢話
a load of cock 胡說八道.
5 (idm 習語) at half/full `cock (of a gun with a hammer that is raised before firing) half ready/ready to be fired (指槍擊鐵扳開)半開[全開]準備發射. go off at ,half `cock (infml 口) start before preparations are complete, so that the effect or result is not satisfactory 倉促行事; 操之過急.
cock v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) cause sth to be upright or erect; raise sth 使某物豎起; 使某物翹起; 舉起某物
The horse cocked (up) its ears when it heard the noise. 那馬聽到聲音就豎起了耳朵.
The dog cocked its leg (against the lamppost), ie in order to urinate. 狗(對著燈柱)抬起一只腿(撒尿).
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
cause (sth) to tilt or slant 使(某物)傾斜; 歪斜
She cocked her hat at a jaunty angle. 她把帽子歪戴成俏皮的樣子.
The bird cocked its head to/on one side. 鳥把頭斜向[到]一側.
3 [Tn] raise the cock2(2) of (a gun) ready for firing 扳起(槍)的擊鐵準備射擊.
4 (idm 習語) cock a snook at sb/sth
(a) make a rude gesture at sb by putting one's thumb to one's nose 以拇指抵鼻對某人做不禮貌手勢.
(b) show cheeky contempt for or defiance of sb/sth 對某人[某事物]表示蔑視或不屑一顧
cocking a snook at authority 對權威的蔑視.
5 (phr v) cock sth up (Brit infml 口) spoil or ruin sth by incompetence; bungle sth 把某事物搞糟
The travel agent completely cocked up the arrangements for our holiday. 旅行社把我們假日的安排搞得一塌糊涂.
Trust him to cock it/things up! 保管他會把它[事情]搞糟! cock n small cone-shaped pile of straw or hay (小圓錐形的)稻草堆, 乾草堆. cock v [Tn]
pile (straw or hay) in cocks 將(稻草或乾草)堆成錐形堆; 堆草堆.
?? 考研助記
公雞早晨打鳴的聲音(模仿動物的聲音) cook(廚師)殺一只cock(雞)做菜
?? 擴展釋義
*[k?k]n. 公雞, 雄禽, 龍頭, 頭目, 錐形小干草堆vt. 使聳立, 使豎起, 堆成錐形小干草堆vi. 大搖大擺地走, 翹起【化】 旋塞; 旋塞閥; (俗稱)考克相關詞組: go off at half cock