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cockBrE /kɒk/NAmE /kɑːk/ noun(BrE) (also roost·er NAmE, BrE) [C] an adult male chicken 公鸡；雄鸡◆The cock crowed. 公鸡啼叫。 ➡ compare hen (1) [C] () a male of any other bird 雄禽◆a cock pheasant 雄雉 ➡ see also peacock [C] (taboo, slang) a penis 鸡巴 [C] = stopcock ➡ see also ballcock [sing.] (old-fashioned, BrE, slang) used as a friendly form of address between men （男子间友好的称呼）老兄，家伙，伙计 ➡ see also half-cock cockBrE /kɒk/NAmE /kɑːk/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they cock BrE /kɒk/ NAmE /kɑːk/present simple - he / she / it cocks BrE /kɒks/ NAmE /kɑːks/past simple cocked BrE /kɒkt/ NAmE /kɑːkt/past participle cocked BrE /kɒkt/ NAmE /kɑːkt/ -ing form cocking BrE /ˈkɒkɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈkɑːkɪŋ/~ sthto raise a part of your body so that it is vertical or at an angle 立起，竖起，翘起（身体部位）◆The dog cocked its leg by every tree on our route (= in order to urinate). 这狗在我们一路上走过每棵树时都抬起一条腿（撒尿）。◆He cocked an inquisitive eyebrow at her. 他扬眉向她投以询问的目光。◆She cocked her head to one side and looked at me. 她抬起头侧向一边看着我。◆The dog stood listening, its ears cocked. 那狗站着，竖起耳朵听动静。~ a gun/pistol/rifleto raise the hammer on a gun so that it is ready to fire 扣（或扳）上扳机准备射击 ●cock an ear/eye at sth/sbto look at or listen to sth/sb carefully and with a lot of attention 侧耳倾听；凝神细看●cock a snook at sb/sth(BrE) to say or do sth that clearly shows you do not respect sb/sth （说话或做事）明显地表示蔑视；轻蔑；不屑一顾◆to cock a snook at authority 蔑视权威 ●ˌcock sth↔ˈup(BrE, slang) to ruin sth by doing it badly, or by making a careless or stupid mistake 把…搞糟（或弄得一塌糊涂） SYN bungle ◆I really cocked that exam up! 我那次考试考砸了！◆She cocked up all the arrangements for the party. 她把聚会的安排搞得一塌糊涂。 ➡ related noun cock-up |