Word · Frequency #6717
cops
承受；挨（惩罚/责骂）
cops is the third person singular of cop.
核心释义
to receive or bear something, especially blame or punishment
- 1.
被迫承受；接受；承担；尤指为某一错误行为承担责任或惩罚。
To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.
- 2.
偷窃。
To steal.
- 3.
采用；采纳。
To adopt.
偷；扒窃；采取；采纳；被迫承受；接受；承担；尤指为某一错误行为承担责任或惩罚。；偷窃。；采用；采纳。
用法In use
Someone copped my wallet while I was distracted.
用法提示：这里copped作为动词的过去式，意为“偷窃”，表达未经允许拿走他人财物。
The police copped the burglar as he tried to flee.
用法提示：这里copped作为动词的过去式，意为“逮捕”，表示警方将嫌疑人抓获。
He often cops snacks from the kitchen without asking.
用法提示：这里cops作为动词的第三人称单数形式，意为“偷拿”，表示习惯性地未经允许取走物品。
cop something
非正式用法，指偷窃。
He copped a phone from the store.
他从店里偷了一部手机。
cop someone
非正式用法，指逮捕。
The police copped the suspect last night.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cop it
- 挨骂；受罚
- If I'm late again, I'll cop it from the boss.如果再迟到，我就会被老板骂。
- cop the blame
- 承担过错责任；背锅
- The manager copped the blame for the team's poor performance.经理因团队表现不佳而背了锅。
- cop a beating
- 挨打；遭到痛打
- Our basketball team copped a beating in the final.我们的篮球队在决赛中惨遭痛打。
- cop a plea
- 认罪以换取轻判
- She copped a plea and got a lighter sentence.她认罪求轻判，获得了较轻的刑罚。
- cop an attitude
- 摆出敌意/傲慢的态度
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
一个 cop（警察）的故事：小偷 cop（偷）了钱包，被抓后 cop（承受）惩罚，警察 cop（采纳）了他的供词。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、俚语、新闻报道 动词 cop 多用于非正式或俚语语境，表示“承受/挨（批评、惩罚）”、“偷”或“采取（态度）”；正式写作中较少出现。比较常见于口语对话或新闻报道中，例如 cop a plea（认罪求情）的搭配。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，过去式copped，现在分词copping
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -op (top, hop, stop, pop) rhyme with cop /kɒp/. Beware the lookalikes cope /kəʊp/ and cup /kʌp/: they look similar but sound different.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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