Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense cocks, present participle cocking, past tense, past participle cocked
1N-COUNT 公鸡;雄鸡 A cock is an adult male chicken. 公鸡;雄鸡 [mainly British]
The cock was announcing the start of a new day.
雄鸡正在报晓。
in AM, use 美国英语用 rooster
2N-COUNT [oft NOUN n](尤指作为猎捕对象的)雄鸟,雄禽 You refer to a male bird, especially a male game bird, as a cock when you want to distinguish it from a female bird. (尤指作为猎捕对象的)雄鸟,雄禽 [mainly British]
...a cock pheasant.
雄雉
3N-COUNT 鸡巴 A man's cock is his penis. 鸡巴 [informal, very rude]
4VERB 翘起,竖起(身体部位) If you cock a part of your body in a particular direction, you lift it or point it in that direction. 翘起,竖起(身体部位)
He paused and cocked his head as if listening. [VERB noun]
他停顿了一下,歪着头,好像是在听。
The Brigadier thought about this for a moment, head cocked to one side. [VERB-ed]
这位准将头歪向一边,就此考虑了一会儿。
5VERB 竖起(耳朵)听;侧(耳)倾听 If someone cocks their ear, they try very hard to hear something from a particular direction. 竖起(耳朵)听;侧(耳)倾听
He suddenly cocked an ear and listened. [VERB noun]
他突然竖起耳朵仔细倾听。
All ears were cocked for the footsteps on the stairs. [VERB noun]