- 1
To avoid doing something you promised or should do, by choosing the easy, safe way instead — often with a weak excuse. 'Cop out of doing something.' The noun is very common too: 'that answer is a cop-out' means it dodges the real question.
臨陣退縮、打退堂鼓；名詞 cop-out 是敷衍了事的做法
原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
cop outverb
- 1
To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.
- Faced with the prospect of cooking for himself, his first thought was to cop out and order a pizza.
- There was no bird fair at Druridge so I didn't have to feel guilty about copping out of it.
- 2
To plead guilty and ask for mercy.
- 3
slangTo blame; to assign blame to; to get into trouble.
- His lawyer copped him out on just one felony charge.
- 4
datedTo remove from a situation or crowd, such as for arrest or punishment.
- Somebody should have copped him out last night.
- 5
To leave a gang.
- I can't believe you copped out on us.
- 6
slangTo abandon, let down or betray (someone).
- She thought I'd copped out on her.
- 7
slangTo win (someone) over; to get on (someone's) good side.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。