cop
名词
定义 cop 名词
- Countableinformal
A police officer.
Run quickly—a cop is coming!
She threatened to call the police.
The cop was patrolling on the street corner.
动词
定义 cop 动词
crime
- Transitiveslang
To arrest someone for committing a crime.
He was arrested last week for driving without a license.
The police copped him after the investigation.
They were copped for trafficking illegal drugs.
action
- Transitiveinformal
To take or hold something.
Can you hold that for a second? I can't carry both myself.
He copped a book from the table.
I need to cop my wallet.
成语
- cop a plea
To admit guilt for a lesser offense to avoid prosecution or punishment for a more severe crime.
• Faced with severe charges, he decided to cop a plea to seek a reduced sentence.
- not much cop
Not of very good quality or standard; not very satisfactory.
• The food at this restaurant is not much cop.
- cop a feel
To touch someone sexually without their consent or permission.
• She was shocked when she said the man tried to cop a feel on her chest on the crowded train.
- cop it
to receive punishment or severe reprimand for doing something wrong.
• If he makes another mistake, he’ll definitely cop it from the boss.
片语动词 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
• He felt nervous about the competition and ultimately decided to cop out.
- cop off
to initiate a romantic or sexual relationship with someone
• At that party, he managed to cop off with her, and they eventually started dating.