cock

cock1
noun
  1. a male bird, especially of a domestic fowl
    公鸡；雄禽
    ■[in combination]used in names of birds, especially game birds, e.g. snowcock, watercock
    ［用于鸟名中，尤指猎鸟，如snowcock, watercock］
    ■(Brit.)a male lobster, crab, or salmon
    (英)雄龙虾；雄螃蟹；雄鲑鱼
    ■(Brit. informal)a friendly form of address among men
    (英，非正式)老兄，老弟，哥们（男性之间的友好称呼）
    please yourself, cock.
    你高兴怎样就怎样吧，老兄。
  2. (vulgar slang)a man's penis
    (粗俚)鸡巴
  3. [mass noun](Brit. informal)nonsense
    (英，非正式)胡说，废话
    that's all a lot of cock.
    那都是胡说八道。
  4. a firing lever in a gun which can be raised to be released by the trigger
    （枪的）击铁
  5. a stopcock
    （控制管道液体、气体流出的）龙头；活栓
verb
[with obj.]
  1. tilt (something) in a particular direction
    使倾斜
    she cocked her head slightly to one side.
    她把头微微歪向一边。
    ■bend a (limb or joint) at an angle
    弯曲（臂、腿或关节）
    Madge threw herself into the armchair and cocked her legs over the side.
    玛奇一下子坐在扶手椅中，双腿架在扶手上。
    ■(of a male dog) lift (a back leg) in order to urinate
    （公狗）翘起（一条后腿）撒尿
  2. raise the cock of (a gun) in order to make it ready for firing
    扳起（枪的）击铁（准备射击）
常用词组
at full cock
  1. (of a gun) with the cock lifted to the position at which the trigger will act
    （枪）击铁处于击发状态，准备射击
cock one's ear
  1. (of a dog) raise its ears to an erect position
    （狗）竖起耳朵
    ■(of a person) listen attentively to or for something
    （人）留心倾听
cock one's eye
  1. glance in a quizzical or knowing manner with a raised eyebrow
    （扬起一边的眉毛）好奇地（或会意地）看一眼
cock of the walk
  1. someone who dominates others within a group
    （一群人中）的称霸者；头领
cock a snook
  1. 见 snook
语源
  1. Old English cocc, from medieval Latin coccus; reinforced in Middle English by Old French coq
继承用法
cock something up (或 cock up)
  1. (Brit. informal)spoil or ruin something as a result of incompetence or inefficiency
    (英，非正式)把…搞糟;扰乱;破坏
    the party cocked up the Euro-elections.
    这个党把欧盟选举搞砸了。
cock2
noun
  1. (dated)a small pile of hay, straw, or other material, with vertical sides and a rounded top
    (旧)（侧面垂直有圆顶的干草等的）小堆
verb
  1. [with obj.](archaic)pile (hay, straw, or other material) into such a shape
    (古)把（干草等）堆成竖直的有圆顶的小堆
语源
  1. late Middle English: perhaps of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian kok 'heap, lump', Danish kok 'haycock', and Swedish koka 'clod'
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