informal <非正式>
1
- a police officer警察。
2
- （亦作cop-on）[mass noun] Irish shrewdness; practical intelligence〈爱尔兰〉精明; 明智：
he had the cop-on to stay clear of Hugh Thornley.
他很精明, 避免与休·索恩利交往。
(copped, copping)with obj.
1
- catch or arrest (an offender)抓获, 逮捕（违法者）：
he was copped for speeding.
他因超速而被逮捕。
1.1
- incur (something unwelcome)招致; 引起; 遭受（不好的事情）：
England's captain copped most of the blame.
英格兰队队长遭受大部分指责。
1.2
cop it
Brit. get into trouble〈英〉陷入麻烦：will you cop it from your dad if you get back late?
你要是回家晚了会挨你爸爸训斥吗？
1.3
cop it
chiefly Brit. be killed〈主英〉被杀, 送命：he almost copped it in a horrific accident.
他差点在那场可怕的事故中送了命。
1.4
- US obtain (an illegal drug)〈美〉得到; 弄到（毒品）：
he copped some hash for me.
他帮我弄了些大麻。
1.5
- receive or attain (something welcome)收到; 得到（受欢迎的东西）：
she copped an award for her role in the film.
她因在影片中扮演的角色而获奖。
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- N. Amer. strike (an attitude or pose)〈北美〉表明（态度）; 摆出（姿态）：
I copped an attitude - I acted real tough.
我表明了态度——表现得很强硬。
短语
cop a feel
- N. Amer. informal fondle someone sexually, especially in a surreptitious way or without their permission〈北美, 非正式〉（尤指偷偷地或未经许可地）摸弄别人身体。
cop hold of
- usu. in imperative Brit. take hold of〈英〉抓住, 握住：
cop hold of the suitcase, I'm off.
抓住手提箱, 我走了。
cop a plea
- N. Amer. engage in plea bargaining〈北美〉承认有罪以求轻判。
it's a fair cop
- 见
FAIR1 .
not much cop
- Brit. not very good〈英〉不太好：
they say he's not much cop as a coach.
他们说他不是一个很好的教练。
词源
early 18th cent. (as a verb)： perhaps from obsolete cap arrest, from Old French caper 'seize', from Latin capere. The noun is from COPPER2 .
短语动词
cop off
- have a sexual encounter发生性关系：
loads of girls think that guys just want to cop off with any girl.
许多女孩认为男人想和任何女孩发生性关系。
cop out
- avoid doing something that one ought to逃避, 回避（应做的事）：
he copped out at the last moment.
他在最后一刻逃避了。
cop to
- US accept or admit to〈美〉接受, 承认：
there are a lot of people in the world who don't cop to their past.
世上有许多不承认自己过去的人。