cock 一词具有多重含义,包括成年公鸡、水龙头、扳动扳机等。以下分享两个地道且实用的固定表达:
1. cock of the walk
意指成功者表现出的自豪姿态。
例如:A man swaggered around like the cock of the walk.(有个男人得意洋洋地走着)
2. cock an ear/eye 或 cock your ear/eye
描述你对某人或某事保持关注时的姿态。
例如:If you’d cared to cock your eye at this thing, you would have seen that something was amiss.(如果你愿意关注这件事,就会发现它的错误)
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