cock crow
collocation公鸡报晓；黎明
The farmers were already in the fields at cock crow.
公鸡报晓时，农民们已经在田里了。
公鸡；雄鸡
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公鸡；雄鸡
A male bird, especially a male chicken; a rooster.
The plumber turned off the cock to stop the leak.
水管工关掉了水龙头以阻止漏水。
雄性鸟,尤其是:
A male bird, especially:
小圆锥形干草堆
A small conical pile of hay or grass.
阴茎的粗俗说法
obscene terms for penis
用于控制管道中流量的阀门或水龙头
A valve or tap for controlling flow in plumbing.
Please open the cold water cock to fill the kettle.
请打开冷水龙头装满水壶。
The garden cock is dripping and needs a new washer.
花园的水龙头在滴水，需要换一个新垫圈。
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公鸡报晓；黎明
The farmers were already in the fields at cock crow.
公鸡报晓时，农民们已经在田里了。
斗鸡
They raised fighting cocks for the traditional festival.
他们为传统节日饲养斗鸡。
雄雉；公野鸡
A cock pheasant flew out of the bushes.
一只公野鸡从灌木丛中飞了出来。
浮球阀；球形旋塞
The ball cock in the toilet tank was stuck, so the water kept running.
马桶水箱里的浮球阀卡住了，所以水一直流。
（枪机）全待击状态
He kept the rifle at full cock while he waited.
他等待时让步枪保持全待击状态。
荒诞无稽的故事；胡编乱造的说法
He told a cock-and-bull story about why he was late.
他编了个荒诞无稽的故事解释自己迟到的原因。
称王称霸的人；自命不凡的头头
He's been the cock of the walk ever since he won the championship.
自从他赢得冠军以来，他就一直趾高气扬、称王称霸。
操之过急；冒失行事
Don't go off at half cock and announce the news before we're sure.
别操之过急，在确定之前就宣布这个消息。
我实在告诉你，今夜鸡叫以先，你要三次不认我。
This is Jesus' prophecy to Peter in the Bible (Matthew 26:34), often quoted when predicting betrayal or failure.
这是《圣经·马太福音》26章34节中耶稣对彼得的预言，常被引用以预测背叛或失败。
公鸡是早晨的号角，用它那高亢嘹亮的喉咙唤醒白昼之神。
This famous line from Shakespeare's Hamlet describes the rooster crowing at dawn, a vivid image of awakening and a new beginning.
这句出自莎士比亚《哈姆雷特》的著名台词描写公鸡在黎明时打鸣，是唤醒和新开始的生动意象。
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想象一只公鸡(cock)在清晨打鸣, 边叫边啄水龙头(cock)想喝水, 记住cock既指公鸡也指龙头.
语域：neutral 常见场景：British everyday conversation、on a farm、ornithology 该分析针对“公鸡／雄鸟”这一义项：此用法为中性标准词，多用于英式英语日常口语、农场或鸟类学语境；但在美式英语中日常更常用 rooster，以避免另一个粗俗义项。
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