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cock BrE /kɒk/
NAmE /kɑːk/► SEE ALLa cock and bull storycock an ear/eye at sb/sthcock a snook at sb/sth
●a ˌcock and ˈbull story (informal) a story, an excuse or an explanation that is so unlikely that no one believes it 荒诞的故事（或借口、解释等）；无稽之谈◆I asked him about his job and he gave me some cock and bull story about being so rich he didn’t need to work.
我问及他的工作，他编了些离奇的谎话，说他非常富有，不用工作。●cock an ˈear/ˈeye at sb/sthlisten to or look at sb/sth carefully and with a lot of attention 侧耳倾听；凝神细看●cock a ˈsnook at sb/sth (BrE, informal) 1. make a rude gesture by putting your thumb to your nose 以拇指抵鼻做出不礼貌的手势2. do or say sth that shows your lack of respect for sb/sth, especially when you cannot be punished for this （尤指不会因此受到惩罚时）表示蔑视，轻蔑；对…不屑一顾◆She cocked a snook at her teachers by going to school with her hair dyed purple.
她把头发染成紫色去上学，以此来表示对老师的轻蔑。 |