e.g. The cock was announcing the start of a new day. 雄雞正在報曉。
in AM, use 美國英語(yǔ)用 rooster
2. (尤指作為獵捕對象的)雄鳥(niǎo),雄禽 You refer to a male bird, especially a male game bird, as a cock when you want to distinguish it from a female bird.
e.g. ...a cock pheasant. 雄雉
3. 雞巴 A man's cock is his penis.
4. 翹起,豎起(身體部位) If you cock a part of your body in a particular direction, you lift it or point it in that direction.
e.g. He paused and cocked his head as if listening... 他停頓了一下,歪著(zhù)頭,好像是在聽(tīng)。 e.g. The Brigadier thought about this for a moment, head cocked to one side. 這位準將頭歪向一邊,就此考慮了一會(huì )兒。
5. 豎起(耳朵)聽(tīng);側(耳)傾聽(tīng) If someone cocks their ear, they try very hard to hear something from a particular direction.
e.g. He suddenly cocked an ear and listened... 他突然豎起耳朵仔細傾聽(tīng)。 e.g. All ears were cocked for the footsteps on the stairs. 所有的人都豎起耳朵聽(tīng)樓梯上傳來(lái)的腳步聲。
6. 扳上(槍)的扳機 When someone cocks a gun, they set a small device in the gun so that it is ready to fire.
e.g. His hands were too weak to cock his revolver. 他的手沒(méi)勁兒,扳不動(dòng)左輪手槍的扳機。
7. see also: stopcock
8. to cock a snook at someone -> see snook
相關(guān)詞組:cock up
cock英英釋義
noun
1. adult male bird
2. adult male chicken
Synonym: rooster
3. the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
Synonym: hammer
4. faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
Synonym: stopcockturncock
5. obscene terms for penis
Synonym: prickdickshaftpeckerpetertoolputz
verb
1. set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
2. tilt or slant to one side
e.g. cock one's head
3. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
e.g. He struts around like a rooster in a hen house