| 单词 | conk out |
| 释义 | conk outSEE SYNONYMS FOR conk out ON THESAURUS.COM verb (intr, adverb) informal(of machines, cars, etc) to fail suddenly to tire suddenly or collapse, as from exhaustion Word Origin for conk outC20: of uncertain origin Words nearby conk outconjuror, conk, conker, conkers, Conkling, conk out, conlang, conlanger, con maestà, con man, con moto Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with conk outconk out Stop functioning, fail, as in The engine finally conked out. [Colloquial; early 1900s] Fall asleep, as in Every evening he conked out in front of the television set. [1940s] Faint or collapse, as in I don't know if it was the heat, but she suddenly conked out. [1920s] Die, as in He's paranoid about conking out and he's only twenty! [Late 1920s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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