单词 | conk |
释义 | conkWord family nounconkerconkadjectiveconky conk1 /kɒŋk $ kɑːŋk, kɒːŋk/ noun [countableC] British EnglishBrE informal → conch 1.HBHa nose 鼻子 conk2 verb [transitiveT] 1.informalHIT to hit someone hard, especially on the head 重击〔某人,尤指头部〕 2 conk out phrasal verbphr v informal a) BROKENif a machine or car conks out, it suddenly stops working 〔机器或汽车〕突然失灵,突然出故障 Our car conked out on the way home. 我们的车在回家路上突然抛锚了。 b) SLEEPif someone conks out, they fall asleep because they are very tired 〔因疲劳而〕睡着 I got home from work and I just conked out on the sofa. 下班回到家,我躺在沙发上就睡着了。 Examples from the Corpus conk• They came, they saw, they got conked.• His 62-year-old converted trawler conked out after leaving Newfoundland on the return leg.• I finally conked out at around four, in the middle of a Twilight Zone rerun. (1800-1900) → CONK2; conk out (1900-2000) Origin unknown |
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