cop-out

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Avoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty; the action of copping out. slang
    — His disappearance on the day of the audition was just a cop-out.
  2. An excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out. slang
    — It was a cop-out to say he couldn't sign the petition because he sprained his wrist.
  3. A person who cops out. slang
    — He's always a cop-out when there's hard work to be done.

词形变化

cop-outs plural copout alternative

词源

Etymology tree
English cop outdeverb.
English cop-out
Deverbal from cop out.
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