half-cock
/ˈhɑːfkɒk/noun
- the partly raised position of the cock of a gun（枪的）半击发状态。
短语
at half-cock
1
- (of a gun) with the cock partly raised（枪）处于半击发状态。
1.1
- figurative when only partly ready〈喻〉在时机不成熟的情况下行事; 仓促行事：
the postponement saved the army from setting off another attack at half-cock.
时间的推迟使部队避免了再一次发动仓促进攻。
派生词