cop out
英 [ˈkɒp aʊt]
美 [ˈkɑːp aʊt]
〈美〉被逮住; 避重就轻地认罪;自首并告密; 失败;死
柯林斯词典
- See also:'Will you call the board to alert them that I feel I should resign?' — 'I'll do it. But I think you're copping out.'cop-out
英英释义
verb
- choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing
- She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider
双语例句
- Don't cop out and only go halfway to your potential.
别规避问题,半途放弃你的潜力。 - Captain James Biggs: There are two cop killers out there!
詹姆斯·比格斯队长:有两个杀逝世警察的人在外面! - The cop pulled the guy out of the car and hit him with a nightstick for about a minute and then said," Would you like for me to stop or just slow down?"
于是警察把这个人从车里拽出来,用警棍打了他一会儿,然后说:“你是想让我停止还是只是减减速呢?” - Most people just aren't willing to put the time and effort into really learning another language.
我的朋友Jeanna老是说她想学中文,可是当我主动提出要教她时,她又总是说没时间。这就是copout喽! - You'll cop it if your Mum finds out.
要是你妈妈发现的话,你准要挨骂。 - These palace record be cop out three and a half thousand year ago by an egyptian scribe
这些宫廷的记录是三千五百年前一位埃及的抄写员抄出来的 - No cop for you, said the waiter, and seizing soapy by the collar he threw him out of the restaurant.
用不着叫警察,待者边说边抓住了苏比的领子,把他搡出了饭馆。 - I know at that crucial moment I'd cop out.
我知道在那种生死关头我会退缩的。 - You can't cop out of your responsibility to the project.
你不能逃避对这项工程应负的责任。 - For instance, what is the positive reaction to a terrible financial setback? Would it be a positive reaction to cop out or run away?
譬如,遭遇一次严重的经济挫折,究竟怎么作才称得上积极应对呢?