cop
noun
informaluk/kɒp/us/kɑːp/[C](alsoUKinformalcopper)
apolice officer:
警察Quick,run- there's a cop coming!快跑——警察来了！
Shethreatenedtocallthe cops.
- a New York City cop
- They gotcaughtby the cops.
- Privateeyeswere notgangsters, but they were not cops either.
- Hepromisedto put hundreds more cops on thestreet.
People who work for the police service
- beadle
- bobby
- cadet
- chief constable
- constable
- fed
- FLO
- G-man
- Garda
- gendarme
- outrider
- patrolman
- police
- police constable
- police officer
- policeman
- policewoman
- superintendent
- Supt
- WPC
See also
it's afaircop
Idioms
good cop, bad cop
not much cop
cop
verb[T]
uk/kɒp/us/kɑːp/-pp-copverb[T](CRIME)
UKslang
toarrestsomeone for acrime:
拘捕，逮捕He was coppedfordrivingwithout alicencelastweek.上星期他因无证驾驶被拘捕。
Arresting & charging
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrest
- assist
- attach
- attachment
- busted
- charge
- collar
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- house arrest
- knock
- nail
- picksomeone/somethingup
- post-arrest
- probable cause
- pull
- pullsomeonein
- the knock at/on the dooridiom
copverb[T](RECEIVE/TAKE)
informal
toreceiveorobtainsomething:
She copped anEmmyawardlastyearfor herperformance.
Heseemsto have copped theblamefor thewholemess.
Theysomehowmanagetofindthemoneyto copdrugs.
UK,informal
to take orhold:
抓，拿，握Cop(holdof)that, would you - I can'tcarryboth myself.拿一下好不好——我一个人拿不了两个。
- Julia Roberts copped thebestactressOscarfor therole.
- He copped a three-gamesuspensionforpunchinganotherplayer.
- I have copped abitofcriticismfor the things I've said.
Getting, receiving and accepting
- acquire
- acquisition
- awardee
- carve
- carvesomethingout (foryourself)
- draw
- earn
- fill
- get out ofsomething
- glom ontosomething/someone
- go tosomeone
- honoree
- obligee
- score
- secure
- seize
- seize on/uponsomething
- snapsomethingup
- snatch
- snatch atsomething
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Capturing or taking possession of things
Idioms
cop a feel
cop a plea
cop it
Phrasal verbs
cop off
cop out
cop tosomething