cop-out /ˈkɒpaʊt/ n. 〈口〉 1. 退出；逃避；放弃；妥协；失信；(退出、逃避等的)借口(或手法) Drug addiction is considered a kind of cop-out. 吸毒被认为是一种逃避现实的途径。 I admire honesty, so it would be a cop-out for me not to be straight myself. 我推崇诚实，所以我自己若不诚实就是背叛了。 2. 退出者；逃避者；逃避现实者；放弃者；妥协者；失信者；(以承认有罪)求得轻判者 Her onetime friends in the underground considered her a stool pigeon and cop-out. 过去地下党的朋友们把她看作坐探和叛徒。 3. 避重就轻的认罪 [< ? COP¹]