单词 | cop out |
释义 | cop out 1. phrasal verb If you say that someone is copping out, you mean they are avoiding doing something they should do. [informal, disapproval] The minute it got tough, he copped out. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. See also cop-out See full dictionary entry for cop cop-out Word forms: cop-outs countable noun [usually singular] If you refer to something as a cop-out, you think that it is a way for someone to avoid doing something that they should do. [informal, disapproval] To decline to vote is a cop-out. The film's ending is an unsatisfactory cop-out. Synonyms: pretence, dodge, pretext, fraud |
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