cock
n.(名词)
An adult male chicken; a rooster.
公鸡:一只已成熟的公鸡;雄鸡
An adult male of various other birds.
成熟雄鸟:一个已成熟的其他雄鸟
A weathervane shaped like a rooster; a weathercock.
风标:形状像雄鸡的一个风标;风标
A leader or chief.
首领,领导
A faucet or valve by which the flow of a liquid or gas can be regulated.
活塞:一个能调节液体或气体流动的龙头或阀门,
The hammer of a firearm.
火器的击铁
The position of the hammer of a firearm when ready for firing.
击铁的位置:在准备射击时火器击铁的位置
A tilting or jaunty turn upward:
向上翻起:
例句:
the cock of a hat.
帽边向上翻起
Vulgar Slang The penis.
【粗俗用语】 【俚语】 阴茎
Archaic The characteristic cry of a rooster early in the morning.
【古语】 鸡啼声:清晨公鸡特有的鸣叫
v.(动词)
cocked,cock.ing,cocks
v.tr.(及物动词)
To set the hammer of (a firearm) in a position ready for firing.
扳好击铁:将(火器的)击铁放在准备射击的位置
To set (a device, such as a camera shutter) in a position ready for use.
扳起(准备使用):将(一个装置,诸如照相机)放在准备使用的位置
To tilt or turn up or to one side, usually in a jaunty or alert manner:
翘起,抬起:翘起或转起或转到一边,通常以活泼或活跃的样子:
例句:
cocked an eyebrow in response to a silly question.
抬起眉头回应这个愚蠢的问题
To raise in preparation to throw or hit:
举起:举起以准备扔出或击:
例句:
cocked the bat before swinging at the pitch.
投球时在摆动之前举起球棒
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To set the hammer of a firearm in a position ready for firing.
扳好击铁:将火器的击铁放在准备射击的位置
To turn or stick up.
转动,竖立
To strut; swagger.
趾高气扬地走;大摇大摆地走
<习惯用语>cock a snoot 或
cock a snook 【俚语】
To express scorn or derision by or as if by placing the thumb on the nose and wiggling the fingers; thumb one`s nose:
向上翻起,向上举起:经由或是好象经由把拇指放在鼻子上和摆动手指来表示藐视或嘲笑;用拇指弄歪鼻子:
例句:
.[He] could cock a snoot at the rest of the . . . world and blithely go his own way. (Elie Kedourie)
.[他] 在其余人面前翘起鼻子…愉快地走他自己的路. (伊利·吉多利)
cock of the walk
An overbearing or domineering person.
傲慢的或盛气凌人的人
来源:
Middle English cok
中古英语 cok
from Old English cocc
源自 古英语 cocc
probably from Late Latin coccus
可能源自 后期拉丁语 coccus
from coco [a cackling]
源自 coco [嘀嘀咕咕地讲话的人]
[of imitative origin]
[源于模仿的]
cock
cock 2
n.(名词)
A cone-shaped pile of straw or hay.
圆锥形小堆:圆锥形的一堆禾秆或牧草
v.tr.(及物动词)
cocked,cock.ing,cocks
To arrange (straw or hay) into piles shaped like cones.
将…堆成圆锥形小山:将(禾秆或牧草)整理成像圆锥形状的堆
来源:
Middle English cok
中古英语 cok