cock

at full cock

(of a gun) with the cock lifted to the position at which the trigger will act

（槍）擊鐵處于擊發(fā)狀態(tài)，準(zhǔn)備射擊

cock one's ear

(of a dog) raise its ears to an erect position

（狗）豎起耳朵

cock one's eye

glance in a quizzical or knowing manner with a raised eyebrow

（揚起一邊的眉毛）好奇地（或會意地）看一眼

cock a snook

cock something up

(或 cock up)(Brit. informal)spoil or ruin something as a result of incompetence or inefficiency

(英，非正式)把…搞糟;擾亂;破壞

the party cocked up the Euro-elections.

這個黨把歐盟選舉搞砸了。

cock a snoot 或 cock a snook &I{【俚語】}

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，向上舉起：經(jīng)由或是好象經(jīng)由把拇指放在鼻子上和擺動手指來表示藐視或嘲笑；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]} 在其余人面前翹起鼻子…愉快地走他自己的路” (&b{伊利·吉多利})

cock of the walk

An overbearing or domineering person.

傲慢的或盛氣凌人的人