cock

at full cock

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

（枪）击铁处于击发状态，准备射击

cock one's ear

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

（狗）竖起耳朵

cock one's eye

glance in a quizzical or knowing manner with a raised eyebrow

（扬起一边的眉毛）好奇地（或会意地）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;扰乱;破坏

the party cocked up the Euro-elections.

这个党把欧盟选举搞砸了。

cock a snoot 或 cock a snook &I{【俚语】}

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，向上举起：经由或是好象经由把拇指放在鼻子上和摆动手指来表示藐视或嘲笑；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]} 在其余人面前翘起鼻子…愉快地走他自己的路” (&b{伊利·吉多利})

cock of the walk

An overbearing or domineering person.

傲慢的或盛气凌人的人