(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
(of a dog) raise its ears to an erect position
(狗)竖起耳朵
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
(或 cock up)(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。
To express scorn or derision by or as if by placing the thumb on the nose and wiggling the fingers; thumb one's nose
向上翻起,向上举起:经由或是好象经由把拇指放在鼻子上和摆动手指来表示藐视或嘲笑;用拇指弄歪鼻子
“&I{[He]} could cock a snoot at the rest of the . . . world and blithely go his own way” (&b{Elie Kedourie})
“&I{[他]} 在其余人面前翘起鼻子…愉快地走他自己的路” (&b{伊利·吉多利})
An overbearing or domineering person.
傲慢的或盛气凌人的人