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Cop Informal English Sth Copped British Verb Hold

The word 'cop' can informally refer to a police officer. It also forms the phrase 'cop it,' meaning to be blamed or punished, or, in British English, to be not very good or disappointing.

Cop这个词在非正式场合可以指警察。它还可以构成短语 ‘cop it’,意为受责骂或受罚,或者在英式英语中表示‘不怎么样’、‘不好’。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]警察 A cop is a policeman or policewoman.
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • Frank didn't like having the cops know where to find him.

    弗兰克不想让警察知道去哪里可以找到他。

2
[PHRASE 短语]受责骂;受罚 If you cop it, someone punishes you or speaks to you angrily because you have done something wrong.
  [V inflects]
  [BRIT 英]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • Motel owners and restaurant managers copped it for neglecting their clients.

    汽车旅馆老板和饭店经理因为冷落顾客而受到责骂。

3
[PHRASE 短语]没有什么价值;不怎么样 If you say that something is not much cop, you mean that it is not very good, and is disappointing.
  [v-link PHR]
  [BRIT 英]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • The Jane's 'Triple X Album' came out in 1986, and wasn't much cop actually.

    简在1986年推出了《XXX》专辑,但事实上并不怎么样。

相关词组:
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Oxford cop / kɒp ; NAmE kɑːp /
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cop cops copped copping
noun ( informal) a police officer 警察 Somebody call the cops! 去个人报警啊! children playing cops and robbers 在玩警察抓坏蛋游戏的孩子们 a TV cop show 电视警察节目 IDIOM not much ˈcop ( BrE) ( slang) not very good 不太好;不怎么样 He's not much cop as a singer. 他的歌唱得不怎么样。 more at
fair
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verb ( -pp- ) ( informal) 1 copsth to receive or suffer sth unpleasant 遭受;忍受 He copped all the hassle after the accident. 他在事故发生后各种的麻烦都受了。 2 copsth to notice sth 注意到 Cop a load of this! (= Listen to this) 听听这一大套! IDIOMS cop hold of sth ( BrE) ( informal) to take hold of sth 抓住,握住(某物) cop a ˈplea ( NAmE) ( informal) to admit in court to being guilty of a small crime in the hope of receiving less severe punishment for a more serious crime 避重就轻地认罪(以求轻判) compare
plea-bargaining
ˈcop it ( BrE) ( slang) 1 to be punished 被罚;受罚 2 to be killed 被杀
PHRASAL VERBS ˌcop ˈoff (with sb) ( BrE) ( slang) to start a sexual or romantic experience with sb (与某人)开始发生性关系,调情 Who did he cop off with at the party? 他在聚会上与谁调情? ˌcop ˈout (of sth) ( informal) to avoid or stop doing sth that you should do because you are afraid, lazy, etc. (因害怕、懒惰等而)逃避,回避 You're not going to cop out at the last minute, are you? 你不是打算临阵脱逃吧? related noun
cop-out
cop / kɒp ; NAmE kɑːp /
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cop1 noun
cop2 verb
copcop1 /kɒp $ kɑːp/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1informal a police officer:  the local cop a narcotics cop He pulled out his badge and said he was a cop.2not be much cop British English informal to not be very good:  They say he’s not much cop as a coach.3it’s a fair cop British English spoken used humorously when someone has discovered that you have done something wrong and you want to admit it
cop1 noun
cop2 verb
copcop2 verb (past tense and past participle copped, present participle copping) [transitive] spoken informal
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1cop it British English a)to be punished or spoken to angrily because you have done something wrong:  You’ll cop it when Mum finds out! b)to be killed2British English to receive something, especially something that you do not want:  I copped all the blame for what happened.3cop hold of something British English used to tell someone to hold something:  Cop hold of the other end, will you?4cop an attitude American English to behave in a way that is not nice, especially by showing that you think you are better or more intelligent than other people5cop a feel American English to touch someone in a sexual way when they do not want you to6cop a plea American English to agree to say you are guilty of a crime in order to receive a less severe punishment:  Dunn copped a plea to avoid going to jail.7cop a buzz American English to feel the effects of taking illegal drugs or drinking alcoholcop off phrasal verb British English informal to meet someone and start a sexual relationship with themcop off with The hero eventually cops off with the princess.cop out phrasal verb informal to not do something that someone thinks you should do:  As far as I’m concerned, she’s copped out and joined the rat race.
cop-out
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cop

[kɒp]copped, copping, cops

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copped[684] copping[379] cops[61856]
警察(99%),纺锤状线团、管纱(1%)
n.巡警,警官
vt.抓住
n.(Cop)人名;(塞、捷)措普;(土)焦普

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