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cock BIRDAm and Aus also roost.er HkBk, $kB:kn [C]an adult male chicken公鸡At 5 a.m. the cock started to crow.公鸡五点钟开始啼叫。Cock, used with the name of a bird, refers to the fully-grown adult male of that type.雄禽a cock robin雄知更鸟a cock sparrow雄麻雀a cock pheasant雄山鸡(disapproving infml) A cock-and-bull story is a story which is obviously not true, especially one given as an excuse.用作借口的荒诞无稽之谈He gave me some cock-and-bull story about having to be at his cousin's engagement party.他对我说他得参加他表兄的订婚宴，这显然是胡说八道。(dated disapproving) A cock-of-the-walk is a man who is too confident and thinks himself better than everyone else.自负的称王称霸的人Cock-a-doodle-doo is the long call of the cock as copied by children.（儿语）公鸡的啼声Cock-a-leekie is a soup, originally from Scotland, made with boiled chicken and vegetables.（苏格兰）韭菜鸡汤A cock fight is an activity, illegal in Britain, in which people watch as two chickens with sharp pieces of metal tied to their feet attack each other.斗鸡
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