| 词汇 | cop-out |
| 释义 | cop outphrasal verb with copverb[ T ]uk /kɒp/ us /kɑːp/-pp- informal to avoid doing something that you should do or that you have promised to do because you are frightened, shy, or you think it is too difficult: 逃避，退出 cop out ofShe copped out of the parachute jump at the last minute with some feeble excuse.她在最后一刻找了个蹩脚的借口躲过了跳伞。 Avoiding action abrogate abrogation avoid avoid something like the plagueidiom avoidance end-run eschew evader evasion fiddle fiddle around insure shirk short circuit shrink from something shy away from something sit on your arseidiom steer welch Welsh cop-out noun[ Cusually singular ] slanguk /ˈkɒp.aʊt/ us /ˈkɑːp.aʊt/ a way of avoiding doing something difficult or unpleasant that you should do, or the excuse that you use to do this: 逃避，回避；借口 She always thought that having a family instead of a career was a cop-out.她一直认为选择家庭而不工作是一种逃避。 Avoiding action abrogate abrogation avoid avoid something like the plagueidiom avoidance end-run eschew evader evasion fiddle fiddle around insure shirk short circuit shrink from something shy away from something sit on your arseidiom steer welch Welsh cop-out | American Dictionarycop-out noun[ C ] slangus/ˈkɑpˌɑʊt/(alsocop out) a way or an excuse to avoid responsibility or to avoid doing something: A plea of temporary insanity is a cop-out and should not be allowed, he said. |
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