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cockn. 1.the male of the hen;(fig.) plucky chap公雞,(比喻)大膽的家伙。 △As.2.7.90:“Of what kind should this cock come of?”這只公雞是從哪兒來的? (按:指奧蘭多。) 2.cock-crow雞叫。 △Lr.3.4.119(116):“the firstcock.”第一次雞叫。 3.weathercock風(fēng)信雞,風(fēng)標(biāo)。 △Lr.3.2.3:“Till youhave drenched our steeples,drowned the cocks!”直到你淹沒了我們的尖塔,把風(fēng)信雞浸泡在水里! 4. cock-boat,ship’s boat(附屬于大船的)小船。 △Lr.4.6. 19 (18): “and yond tall anchoring bark,/Dimin-ished to her cock;her cock,a buoy/Almost toosmall for sight.”那邊拋錨的那只大船縮成了像它的小劃艇;那小劃艇又小得像一個(gè)浮標(biāo),幾乎看不見了。 5. trigger扳機(jī)。 △H.Ⅴ.2.1.55(52):“For I can take,and Pistol’s cock is up,/And flashing fire will follow.”因?yàn)槲視?huì)發(fā)火,皮司多(雙關(guān):火槍)的扳機(jī)已經(jīng)扳開,緊接著就要閃出一道火光。 6. corruption of God“上帝”的訛稱。 △Ham.4.5.62(61):“By Cock,they are to blame.”天呀,這要怪他們。 Phrases: by cock and pie: a mild oathwhose origin has not been satis-factorily explained一種輕誓語,來源未得確解,有兩種說法: ?cock:corruption of God (訛傳)上帝。pie: ordinal of the Roman Catholic Church (天主教的)彌撒 (an old alehouse sign)規(guī)則書。 ?cock and magpie,an ancient and favouritesign for taverns and alehouses公雞與喜鵲——古時(shí)酒店招牌上常畫的圖形。 △Wiv.1.1.319 (303):“By cock andpie,you shall not choose,Sir! come,come.”哎呀,你不想吃也得來,先生! 來吧,來吧。 △2H.Ⅳ.5.1.1:“By cockand pie,sir,you shall not away tonight.”憑著公雞和喜鵲發(fā)誓,爵士,你今天晚上可不能走。 cock’s passion: by God’s(Christ’s) suffering天呀(直譯:“以上帝<基督>的受難起誓”)。 △Shr.4.1.121(118):“Cock’s passion,silence!”天呀,別作聲! cock-shut time: (lit.) time at which the poultry areshut up,i.e.evening twilight關(guān)雞窩的時(shí)候,(指)黃昏時(shí)候。 △R.Ⅲ.5.3.69:“Thomas the Earl of Surrey andhimself,/Much about cock-shut time,from troop totroop/Went through the army cheering up the soldiers.”薩利伯爵托馬斯和他本人,在黃昏時(shí)候,從一個(gè)部隊(duì)到另一個(gè)部隊(duì),去鼓舞士兵呢。 
cock and pie cock[k?k]n. 公雞,頭目,風(fēng)向標(biāo),龍頭,開關(guān),氣門,旋閥,閥門,起重機(jī),吊車,曲腕 v. 豎起,聳起,準(zhǔn)備投彈,扳槍機(jī),擺譜,擺架子 ◇ at full cock 準(zhǔn)備充分 at half cock 準(zhǔn)備不充分 cock off(槍)走火 go off at half cock 操之過急 like a cock 輕松愉快的 turn the cock 旋開 ‖ cock a gun 扣扳機(jī) cock feather 主翼 cock forward 豎起朝前 cock the arm 內(nèi)轉(zhuǎn)臂,擲標(biāo)槍時(shí)內(nèi)轉(zhuǎn)臂 cock the barrel 槍管下折 cock the foot 跨欄時(shí)勾起腳尖 cock yellow 雄黃 cocked status 一級(jí)戰(zhàn)斗準(zhǔn)備狀態(tài) cocking handle 機(jī)柄 cocking lever 壓簧桿 cocking wrist action 投球時(shí)的扣腕動(dòng)作 cockade n.雞冠 cockcrow n.黎明 cocked adj.翹起的,豎起的,作好戰(zhàn)斗準(zhǔn)備的,處于待發(fā)狀態(tài)的 cock-fight n. 斗雞 cockloft n. 頂樓,頂層 cockpit n. 飛機(jī)座艙 cockshot n. 擲棒打靶 cocktail n.雞尾酒 cocktail drama 客廳戲劇 cocktail drums 雞尾鼓 cocktail party 酒會(huì),雞尾酒會(huì) cocktail-wine party 雞尾酒 cocky adj.趾高氣揚(yáng)的 |