cop out

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner. idiomatic
    — Faced with the prospect of cooking for himself, his first thought was to cop out and order a pizza.
  2. To plead guilty and ask for mercy.
  3. To blame; to assign blame to; to get into trouble. idiomatic,slang
    — His lawyer copped him out on just one felony charge.
  4. To remove from a situation or crowd, such as for arrest or punishment. US,dated,idiomatic
    — Somebody should have copped him out last night.
  5. To leave a gang.
    — I can't believe you copped out on us.
  6. To abandon, let down or betray (someone). idiomatic,slang
    — She thought I'd copped out on her.
  7. To win (someone) over; to get on (someone's) good side. idiomatic,slang,transitive

词形变化

cops out present,singular,third-person copping out participle,present copped out participle,past copped out past

词汇关系

衍生词
cop-out copout

词源

Attested since 1942 as “flee, escape, cop (an) out”.
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