cop
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cop1 /kɒp $ kɑːp/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 informalSCP a police officer 警察 the local cop 本地警察 a narcotics cop 缉毒警官 He pulled out his badge and said he was a cop. 他拿出警徽说自己是警察。2 not be much cop BAD British English informal to not be very good 不大好，不怎么样 They say he’s not much cop as a coach. 他们说他当教练当得不怎么样。3. it’s a fair cop ADMIT British English spoken used humorously when someone has discovered that you have done something wrong and you want to admit it 抓得好〔幽默用法，犯错被人发现时用于承认〕
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cop• I was a cop, once.• Holly Hunter is a San Francisco cop on the trail of a killer.• a motorcycle cop• It stars Erik Estrada, who first became famous as part of the gay motorcycle cop tandem on CHiPS.• If he's a skilled boardroom apparatchik, they say he's not much cop as a coach.• Nasty cop, nice cop: they were following procedure to the letter.• Retired railroad cop and not a bad fellow for a cop.• There are more criminals out there than cops to chase them.• She knew the cops wouldn't just fine her.• Somehow, the charm of seeing city streets swarm with uneducated, unemployable and unsupervised children is lost on the cops.cop2 verb (copped, copping) [transitive] spoken informal 1 cop it spoken informal British English a) to be punished or spoken to angrily because you have done something wrong 受罚；受责骂 You’ll cop it when Mum finds out! 如果妈妈知道了，你就要挨骂了！ b) to be killed 被杀死2 British English to receive something, especially something that you do not want 遭受，蒙受 I copped all the blame for what happened. 这件事全都怪到我头上来了。3 cop hold of something spoken informal British English used to tell someone to hold something 拿着[抓住，握住]某物 Cop hold of the other end, will you? 你拿着另一头，好不好？4. cop an attitude spoken informal American English to behave in a way that is not nice, especially by showing that you think you are better or more intelligent than other people 摆架子，自高自大5. cop a feel spoken informal American EnglishTOUCH to touch someone in a sexual way when they do not want you to 〔违背对方意愿地〕抚摸6 cop a plea spoken informal American EnglishSCADMIT to agree to say you are guilty of a crime in order to receive a less severe punishment 认罪以求轻判，坦白交代 Dunn copped a plea to avoid going to jail. 邓恩坦白交代了，免得坐牢。7. cop a buzz spoken informal American English to feel the effects of taking illegal drugs or drinking alcohol 〔吸毒或饮酒后开始〕感到效应，觉得起作用8 cop off phrasal verb British English informal SYSEX/HAVE SEX WITHto meet someone and start a sexual relationship with them 〔异性之间〕开始发生性关系，勾搭上 with The hero eventually cops off with the princess. 主人公终于和公主好上了。9 cop out phrasal verb informal NOT DO somethingto not do something that someone thinks you should do 逃避，回避〔责任〕 As far as I’m concerned, she’s copped out and joined the rat race. 在我看，她逃避了责任，去争名逐利。 → cop-out→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
cop• I hope the others have been copped by the attendants.• As it was, I copped out just a little.• You know, even with the beard and glasses they still copped the face in Caracas.• Linda Vernon copped the grand prize this year with her new novel.• With its packages yet to hit the street, Clarify figures its technology will cop the leadership position.• Mr Coffee will cop to the situation by engaging only the five basic universal appliance functions that every school child will know.Origin cop1 (1800-1900) copper “police officer” ((19-21 centuries)), from → COP2 “to arrest” ((19-20 centuries)) cop2 (1700-1800) Perhaps from Dutch kapen “to steal”, from Frisian kapia “to take away” Corpus a police officer
cop
cop1 /kɒp $ kɑːp/ 
noun [countable]
the local cop
a narcotics cop
He pulled out his badge and said he was a cop.
2. not be much cop British English informal to not be very good:
They say he’s not much cop as a coach.
3. it’s a fair cop British English spoken used humorously when someone has discovered that you have done something wrong and you want to admit it
■ people in the police
▪police officer (also officer ) a member of the police. In British English, police officer is used especially in more formal contexts, for example in news reports. In everyday English, British people still usually say policeman or policewoman: a senior police officer | He was sentenced to life in prison for killing a police officer. | He is the officer in charge of the case. | Officer Fayard (=in the US ‘Officer’ is used in the title of police officers)
▪policeman a man who is a member of the police: an off-duty policeman | He’s a former policeman.
▪policewoman a woman who is a member of the police: The girl, accompanied by a policewoman and two social workers, was seen in private by Sheriff George Crozier.
▪PC/WPC abbreviation used in the job titles of British police offiicers. PC means ‘Police Constable’ and WPC means 'Woman Police Constable': PC Keith Fletcher | WPC Susan Larkin
▪detective a police officer whose job is to discover who is responsible for crimes: Detectives are investigating the death of a baby boy. | Detective Inspector John Hartwell
▪plain-clothes adjective a plain-clothes police officer wears ordinary clothes instead of a uniform: Two plain-clothes police officers, acting as hotel security men, kept watch on him.
▪constable a British police officer of the lowest rank: a police constable | Constable Robin Cameron
▪chief constable a senior police officer who is in charge of the police in a particular area in Britain: the chief constable of North Yorkshire police
▪cop informal a police officer: You’d better call the cops.
▪trooper a US police officer in a state police force: a New Jersey state trooper
cop2 verb (past tense and past participle copped, present participle copping) [transitive] spoken informal
a. to be punished or spoken to angrily because you have done something wrong:
You’ll cop it when Mum finds out!
b. to be killed
2. British English to receive something, especially something that you do not want:
I copped all the blame for what happened.
3. cop hold of something British English used to tell someone to hold something:
Cop hold of the other end, will you?
4. cop an attitude American English to behave in a way that is not nice, especially by showing that you think you are better or more intelligent than other people
5. cop a feel American English to touch someone in a sexual way when they do not want you to
6. cop a plea American English to agree to say you are guilty of a crime in order to receive a less severe punishment:
Dunn copped a plea to avoid going to jail.
7. cop a buzz American English to feel the effects of taking illegal drugs or drinking alcohol
cop off phrasal verb British English informal
to meet someone and start a sexual relationship with them
cop off with
The hero eventually cops off with the princess.
cop out phrasal verb informal
to not do something that someone thinks you should do:
As far as I’m concerned, she’s copped out and joined the rat race.
⇨ cop-out
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noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: copper 'police officer' (19-21 centuries), from ⇨ cop2 'to arrest' (19-20 centuries)
1. informal a police officer:Origin: copper 'police officer' (19-21 centuries), from ⇨ cop2 'to arrest' (19-20 centuries)
2. not be much cop British English informal to not be very good:
3. it’s a fair cop British English spoken used humorously when someone has discovered that you have done something wrong and you want to admit it
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verb (past tense and past participle copped, present participle copping) [transitive] spoken informal Date: 1700-1800
Origin: Perhaps from Dutch kapen 'to steal', from Frisian kapia 'to take away'
1. cop it British EnglishOrigin: Perhaps from Dutch kapen 'to steal', from Frisian kapia 'to take away'
a. to be punished or spoken to angrily because you have done something wrong:
b. to be killed
2. British English to receive something, especially something that you do not want:
3. cop hold of something British English used to tell someone to hold something:
4. cop an attitude American English to behave in a way that is not nice, especially by showing that you think you are better or more intelligent than other people
5. cop a feel American English to touch someone in a sexual way when they do not want you to
6. cop a plea American English to agree to say you are guilty of a crime in order to receive a less severe punishment:
7. cop a buzz American English to feel the effects of taking illegal drugs or drinking alcohol
cop off phrasal verb British English informal
to meet someone and start a sexual relationship with them
cop off with
cop out phrasal verb informal
to not do something that someone thinks you should do:
⇨ cop-out
