be a cop
He wants to be a cop.
他想当警察。
绕丝筒管
cops — plural of cop
城齿；锥形线团；缠绕丝线的卷筒或管子。；城齿；堞口。；纺纱机锭子上缠绕的锥形线团。
A hollow tube or quill onto which silk thread is wound.
缠绕丝线的卷筒或管子。
A quill or tube upon which silk is wound.
城齿；堞口。
A merlon.
纺纱机锭子上缠绕的锥形线团。
A conical ball of thread wound on to the spindle in a spinning machine.
The cop asked to see my driver's license after I ran a red light.
我闯红灯后，那名警官要求查看我的驾照。
用法提示：名词，指警官
When the alarm went off, two cops arrived at the store within minutes.
警报响起时，两名警官几分钟内就赶到了商店。
用法提示：名词复数，指警官们
A friendly cop helped the lost child find his parents at the park.
一位友善的警官帮助迷路的孩子在公园找到了他的父母。
用法提示：名词，指警官
He wants to be a cop.
他想当警察。
固定搭配。
We should call the cops.
我们应该报警。
cop前可加修饰语。
A traffic cop stopped him.
一名交通警察拦住了他。
grammar · medium
易错句子He called cop to the scene.
正确表达He called a cop to the scene.
Cop作为可数名词，前面需要加冠词a或the，不能省略。
grammar · medium
易错句子The cop are coming.
正确表达The cops are coming.
Cop是可数名词，复数形式为cops，当主语为复数时，动词用复数形式。
便衣警察
The undercover cop infiltrated the gang.
便衣警察潜入了那个团伙。
交通警察
A traffic cop was directing cars at the intersection.
一名交通警察在十字路口指挥车辆。
报警
She threatened to call the cops if he didn't leave.
她威胁说如果他不离开就报警。
警车
We saw a cop car speeding down the street.
我们看到一辆警车在街上疾驰。
警察巡逻
There was a cop patrol in the neighborhood last night.
昨晚社区有警察巡逻。
警察通常佩戴徽章作为身份标志。
警察的日常工作包括巡逻。
警车常用警笛示意。
警察用来约束嫌疑人的工具。
警察负责打击犯罪活动。
好警察，坏警察（一种审讯策略）
They tried the good cop, bad cop routine on me, but I didn't break.
他们对我尝试了好警察坏警察的策略，但我没有屈服。
承认被抓个正着（常用于承认罪行或过错）
When the police found the stolen goods in his car, he said, 'Fair cop, guv.'
当警察在他车里找到赃物时，他说：‘警官，我认了。’
不怎么样，不太好
I've seen better films; this one's not much cop.
我看过更好的电影；这部不怎么样。
我是个警察。我应该是个好人。
From the movie Die Hard, John McClane says this line to Hans Gruber.
出自电影《虎胆龙威》，约翰·麦克莱恩对汉斯·格鲁伯说这句台词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.