cop
/kɔp; kɑp/ n
(sl 俚) policeman （男）警察.
cop / kɔp; kɑp/ v (-pp-) (sl 俚)
1 [Tn] receive (sth); suffer 获得（某事物）; 遭受
He copped a nasty whack on the head. 他头上受一重击.
The heavy rain missed the north of the country altogether, and the south copped the lot. 该国南部大雨滂沱而北部却滴雨未落.
2
(a) [Tn, Tng]
discover (sb) in the act of doing sth wrong; catch 发现（某人）在干坏事; 抓住
If I cop you cheating again you'll be in trouble. 我要再发现你骗人, 决不轻饶.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (for sth) arrest sb 逮捕某人
He was copped for speeding. 他因超速行车被捕.
3 (idm 习语) cop hold of sth take hold of sth; grasp sth 握住某物; 抓住某物
Here, cop hold of the screwdriver while I try the hammer. 喂, 握住这把改锥, 我用 头试试. `cop it be punished 受罚
When he finds out who broke his radio, you'll really cop it! 要是他知道了是谁把他的收音机弄坏了, 准够你受的!
4 (phr v) cop `out (of sth) (derog 贬) fail to do what one ought to do, esp through fear 退避, 避, 逃避（尤指因恐惧）
He was boasting about how brave he was at the start, but copped out (of it) at the finish. 他起初夸耀自己勇敢, 到头来却打了退堂鼓. cop, n (idm 习语) a fair cop => fair1. not much `cop (sl 俚) not very good 不太好
He's not much cop as a boxer. 他是个蹩脚的拳击手.