keep sth cocked
cocked 在此作宾语补足语，说明枪械击锤已扳起、处于待发状态。
The guard kept his rifle cocked while he watched the gate.
卫兵看守大门时让步枪保持待击发状态。
倾斜的；翘起的
待击发的；击锤扳起的；（骰子）未平放的；斜倚的；(火器或弩)上膛或准备发射；骰子倾斜而非平放；倾斜或歪斜
Slanted or tipped to one side; not level.
(火器或弩)上膛或准备发射
Of a firearm or crossbow; to have the cock lifted or prepared to be fired.
骰子倾斜而非平放
Of a die: having landed in a tilted position, rather than flat.
倾斜或歪斜
slanted or tipped.
He wore his hat cocked to one side, looking effortlessly cool.
他戴着歪向一边的帽子，看起来轻松酷炫。
用法提示：这里'cocked'作形容词，描述帽子被歪戴的样子，表示一种自信或随意的姿态。
The dog sat with its ears cocked, listening to a distant noise.
那只狗坐着，耳朵竖起来，听着远处的声音。
用法提示：这里'cocked'作形容词，描述狗的耳朵竖起，表示警觉或专注。
She stood with her head cocked, examining the painting from a different angle.
她歪着头站着，从不同角度审视那幅画。
用法提示：这里'cocked'作形容词，描述头的倾斜角度，表示好奇或思考。
cocked 在此作宾语补足语，说明枪械击锤已扳起、处于待发状态。
The guard kept his rifle cocked while he watched the gate.
卫兵看守大门时让步枪保持待击发状态。
with + 名词 + cocked 描述头歪向一侧的姿态，常表示专注或疑惑。
She listened with her head cocked.
她歪着头倾听。
cocked 后接 to one side，用来说明物体倾斜的方向。
His hat sat cocked to one side.
他的帽子歪向一边。
grammar · medium
易错句子The gun is cock.
正确表达The gun is cocked.
形容词作表语时要用 -ed 分词形式 cocked，不能用动词原形 cock；系动词 is 后接形容词，表示“处于扳起/待击发状态”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The gun has cocked.
正确表达The gun is cocked.
cock 是及物动词，枪不能自己“扳起”；表示状态用 be + cocked（被动/形容词），完成时 has cocked 需要宾语，如 He has cocked the gun。
grammar · medium
易错句子The gun is cocked with bullets.
正确表达The gun is cocked and loaded with bullets.
cocked 只表示击锤扳起、准备击发，不表示“装子弹”；“装弹”用 loaded with。cocked 后不能直接接 with bullets 表示装填。
crooked 强调物体本身弯曲、不直或歪斜（如树枝、画框），也可引申为“不诚实”；cocked 强调有意把某物摆成倾斜角度（如歪戴的帽子）或枪械击锤扳起待发。形容帽子歪戴时两者皆可，但 cocked 含刻意为之的意味，crooked 更侧重形状不直。
cockeyed 多用于口语，形容明显歪斜、滑稽的倾斜，或指人喝醉、想法荒唐；cocked 是中性描述倾斜或准备击发的状态，不带滑稽或荒唐色彩。若只是客观说某物倾斜，用 cocked 或 crooked 更中性；cockeyed 常带评价意味。
cocky 只形容人过分自信、自大，不能形容物体；cocked 形容帽子、枪械、骰子等物体倾斜或扳起的状态。二者拼写相近，但修饰对象和词义完全不同，不能互换。
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