cop
noun
Definitions of cop noun
- Countable(可數名詞)informal(非正式)
A police officer.
警察；警員
Run quickly—a cop is coming!
快跑——警察來了！
She threatened to call the police.
她威脅要打電話報警。
The cop was patrolling on the street corner.
警察在街角巡邏。
verb
Definitions of cop verb
crime(犯罪)
- Transitive(及物動詞)slang(俚語)
To arrest someone for committing a crime.
逮捕；拘捕
He was arrested last week for driving without a license.
他上週因無照駕駛被逮捕了。
The police copped him after the investigation.
警方在調查後逮捕了他。
They were copped for trafficking illegal drugs.
他們因販運非法毒品被捕。
action(動作)
- Transitive(及物動詞)informal(非正式)
To take or hold something.
拿；取；抓住
Can you hold that for a second? I can't carry both myself.
你能幫我拿一下嗎？我自己拿不了兩個。
He copped a book from the table.
他從桌子上拿了一本書。
I need to cop my wallet.
我需要拿我的錢包。
Idioms
- cop a plea
To admit guilt for a lesser offense to avoid prosecution or punishment for a more severe crime.
認罪以求輕判
• Faced with severe charges, he decided to cop a plea to seek a reduced sentence.
面對嚴重的指控，他決定認罪以尋求減刑。
- not much cop
Not of very good quality or standard; not very satisfactory.
（非正式）不太好；不怎麼樣。
• The food at this restaurant is not much cop.
這家餐廳的食物不怎麼樣。
- cop a feel
To touch someone sexually without their consent or permission.
（未經對方允許）性騷擾地觸摸某人。
• She was shocked when she said the man tried to cop a feel on her chest on the crowded train.
當她說那個男人在擁擠的火車上試圖對她的胸部性騷擾時，她感到震驚。
- cop it
to receive punishment or severe reprimand for doing something wrong.
（因做錯事而）遭受懲罰或嚴厲的斥責。
• If he makes another mistake, he’ll definitely cop it from the boss.
如果他再犯錯，他肯定會被老闆狠狠教訓。
Phrasal Verbs of cop
- cop out
to refrain from engaging in something you are obliged to do or have committed to, typically due to fear, shyness, or perceiving the task as overly challenging
躲避；放棄
• He felt nervous about the competition and ultimately decided to cop out.
他對比賽感到緊張，最終決定逃避。
- cop off
to initiate a romantic or sexual relationship with someone
與某人開始戀愛關係；成雙成對
• At that party, he managed to cop off with her, and they eventually started dating.
在那個派對上，他成功和她搭上了，最後他們開始約會。