| 词组 | half-cocked |
| 释义 | half-cocked Theme: INTOXICATED - ALCOHOL mod. alcohol intoxicated.He just sat there, half-cocked and singing.Old Jed got himself half-cocked at the reception. Theme: PREPARATION - LACKING mod. unprepared.So he's half-cocked. So what?You're halfcocked for everything you do. half-cocked adjective 1 not fully capable; not completely thought out; unfinished; incomplete. Derives from the mechanism of a gun US, 1833. 2 drunk AUSTRALIA, early C19.► go off half-cockedgenerally, to start without being ready; in sex, to ejaculate prematurely or without being fully erect. Gun imageny UK, 1809 half-cocked1. Prematurely, impulsively, or rashly. Don't go off half-cocked and say something you'll regret later. 2. Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were half-cocked. half-cocked1. mod. unprepared. (see also go off half-cocked.) So he’s half-cocked. So what? 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. He just sat there, half-cocked and singing. half-cockedPrematurely. Like “flash in the pan,” “half-cocked” is a phrase that comes from old firearms. The firing mechanism of a flintlock pistol or musket could be set at full cock, or ready to be discharged, or half cock, which was the equivalent of having a safety on a revolver. A weapon that went off while half-cocked did so prematurely, just like someone who loses his temper without considering the facts or consequences of a situation. To act too soon, especially in a rash or impetuous fashion, is to go off half-cocked. |
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