Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense, plural cops, present participle copping, past tense, past participle copped
1N-COUNT 警察 A cop is a policeman or policewoman. 警察 [informal]
Frank didn't like having the cops know where to find him.
弗兰克不想让警察知道去哪里可以找到他。
2PHRASE [VERB inflects]受责骂;受罚 If you cop it, someone punishes you or speaks to you angrily because you have done something wrong. 受责骂;受罚 [British, informal]
Motel owners and restaurant managers copped it for neglecting their clients.
汽车旅馆老板和饭店经理因为冷落顾客而受到责骂。
3PHRASE 没有什么价值;不怎么样 If you say that something is not much cop, you mean that it is not very good, and is disappointing. 没有什么价值;不怎么样 [British, informal]
The Jane's 'Triple X Album' came out in 1986, and wasn't much cop actually.