英语词组half-cock是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

词组	half-cock
释义	half-cock BrE /ˌhɑːf ˈkɒk/ NAmE /ˌhæf ˈkɑːk/ ●go off at ˌhalf-ˈcock (informal) start without enough preparation, so that the effect or result is not satisfactory 贸然为之；仓促行事◆Let’s not go off at half-cock. We must get enough people together before we start the meeting. 我们不要仓促行事，要凑够了人再开会。 ORIGIN This refers to an old type of gun. If it was at half-cock, the firing lever (= cock) was not pulled all the way back so that the gun was not completely ready to fire. 这种说法原指一种老式枪。如果枪的击锤处于 half-cock （半击发状态），枪就不能马上射击。
随便看	league leak lean lean over backwards to do sth to the core to the day to the death to the effect that… to the ends of the earth to the forefront to the forefront of sth to the full to the gills to the good to the hilt to the last to the letter to the life to the manner born to the max to the minute to the nth degree to the point to the point of of doing sth to the point of sth doing sth

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