| [/kɔk; kɑk/] n 用法:
1 (US rooster) [C] adult male bird of the domestic fowl 公鸡. =>illus at App 1 见附录1之插图, page v. Cf 参看 hen. 用法:
2 (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) male of any other bird, esp of a game bird 雄鸟（尤指猎禽）:
a ,cock `pheasant 雄雉 *
a ,cock `sparrow 雄麻雀 *
a ,cock `robin 雄鸲. 用法:
3 [sing] (Brit sl 俚) (used as a form of address between men 男子互称用语) friend; mate 朋友; 老兄; 老弟. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) a ,cock-and-`bull story absurd and improbable story, esp one used as an excuse or explanation 无稽之谈（尤指用作藉口或解释的）:
He told us some cock-and-bull story about having lost all his money. 他鬼话连篇, 告诉我们把钱都丢了. ,cock of the `walk person who dominates others within a group 人群中支配他人的人; 头子; 头头. live like fighting cocks => live2. cock 2
[/kɔk; kɑk/] n 用法:
1 [C] tap or valve controlling the flow of a liquid or gas in a pipe 龙头; 旋塞. 用法:
2 [C] hammer of a gun （枪的）击铁. 用法:
3 [C] ( sl 讳, 俚) penis 鸡巴. 用法:
4 [U] (sl 俚) nonsense; rubbish 胡说; 废话:
a load of cock 胡说八道. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) at half/full `cock (of a gun with a hammer that is raised before firing) half ready/ready to be fired （指枪击铁扳开）半开[全开]准备发射. go off at ,half `cock (infml) start before preparations are complete, so that the effect or result is not satisfactory 仓促行事; 操之过急. cock 3
[/kɔk; kɑk/] v 用法:
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) cause sth to be upright or erect; raise sth 使某物竖起; 使某物翘起; 举起某物:
The horse cocked (up) its ears when it heard the noise. 那马听到声音就竖起了耳朵. *
The dog cocked its leg (against the lamppost), ie in order to urinate. 狗（对著灯柱）抬起一只腿（撒尿）. 用法:
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] cause (sth) to tilt or slant 使（某物）倾斜; 歪斜:
She cocked her hat at a jaunty angle. 她把帽子歪戴成俏皮的样子. *
The bird cocked its head to/on one side. 鸟把头斜向[到]一侧. 用法:
3 [Tn] raise the cock2(2) of (a gun) ready for firing 扳起（枪）的击铁准备射击. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) cock a snook at sb/sth (a) make a rude gesture at sb by putting one's thumb to one's nose 以拇指抵鼻对某人做不礼貌手势.
(b) show cheeky contempt for or defiance of sb/sth 对某人[某事物]表示蔑视或不屑一顾:
cocking a snook at authority 对权威的蔑视. 用法:
5 (phr v) cock sth up (Brit infml) 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. 旅行社把我们假日的安排搞得一塌糊涂. *
Trust him to cock it/things up! 保管他会把它[事情]搞糟! cock 4
[/kɔk; kɑk/] n small cone-shaped pile of straw or hay （小圆锥形的）稻草堆, 乾草堆. cock 5
v [Tn] pile (straw or hay) in cocks 将（稻草或乾草）堆成锥形堆; 堆草堆. |