cop-out

英 [ˈkɒp aʊt]

美 [ˈkɑːp aʊt]

n.  逃避(或躲避)的方法; (不做某事的)借口

复数：cop-outs　

法律

牛津词典

noun

• 逃避（或躲避）的方法；（不做某事的）借口
  a way of avoiding doing sth that you should do, or an excuse for not doing it
  1. Not turning up was just a cop-out.
     不露面只不过是在逃避而已。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 逃避（或躲避）的方法
  If you refer to something as acop-out, you think that it is a way for someone to avoid doing something that they should do.
  1. To decline to vote is a cop-out...
     拒绝投票就是一种逃避。
  2. The film's ending is an unsatisfactory cop-out.
     电影回避式的结局让人不满。

双语例句

• He said: It's a cop-out if you ask me.
  他说：这是一个认罪，如果你问我。
• Telling him you're ill sounds like a cop-out to me.
  跟他说你病了在我扣起来像是借口。
• Alternative energy sounds like a cop-out.
  替代能源听起来像个幌子。
• And, besides, many feel it's a cop-out.
  此外，许多人认为这是一种逃避。
• That's just a cop-out. Just be brave and tell the truth.
  那只是借口，勇敢一点实话实说。
• To decline to vote is a cop-out
  拒绝投票就是一种逃避。
• Instead of camping they stayed in a hotel; what a cop-out!
  们没有去野营，而是呆在旅店里；放弃了多可惜啊！
• Be honest and give a real answer and not a cop-out one.
  请诚实回答不要逃避。
• That is an unbelievable cop-out!
  你这算是什么藉口！
• It's easy to adopt either of these analyses, but perhaps each is a bit of a cop-out.
  我们可以很容易地从这些分析中找到自己认可的一种，但也许每一种分析都有一点站不住脚。