coop

名词 coop:

1. a farm building for housing poultry
   同义词：chicken coop, hencoop, henhouse
2. an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
   同义词：cage

1. It is not healthy for a young guy to stay coop up inside.
   年轻小伙子关在房间内是无益于健康的。
2. There was a fox on the prowl near the chicken coop.
   有只狐狸在鸡舍附近踅来踅去。
3. He is mending the wire mesh in front of the chicken coop.
   他正在鸡笼前面修理铁丝网。

coop

n.（名词）
An enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals.
栏舍：一种栏舍或笼子，如关家禽或小动物用的
Slang
【俚语】
An uncomfortably confined space.
狭小空间：给人束缚、闭锁感的狭小空间
A prison.
监牢
v.（动词）
cooped,coop.ing,coops
v.tr.（及物动词）
To confine in or as if in a coop.See Synonyms at enclose
监禁：将…关在或象关在笼子或栏舍中参见 enclose
v.intr.Informal （不及物动词）【非正式用语】
To sleep or shirk in a parked patrol car while on duty. Used of a police officer.
开小差：值勤时在停放的警车中打瞌睡或开小差。用来指警察

<习惯用语>fly the coop 或
blow the coop
To make a getaway; escape.
逃跑：突然离开；逃走
来源：
Middle English coupe
中古英语 coupe
possibly from Middle Dutch kôpe [basket, tub]
可能源自 中古荷兰语 kôpe [篮子，桶]
from Germanic *kôpôn
源自 日耳曼语 *kôpôn
possibly from Latin côpa [cask]
可能源自 拉丁语 côpa [桶]