cop out

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ˈcop-out noun [countableC] informal

NOT DO somethingsomething you do or say in order to avoid doing or accepting something 逃避责任的方法；逃避责任的借口

Ignoring the problem is a cop-out.

忽视问题就是逃避责任。

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cop-out• Putting the blame on your parents for your problems is a cop-out.• This is a cop-out, and it is false on the counts both of principle and fact.• This is, really, a cop-out, and can be an expensive one.• The creation of such multiple scenarios is not really a cop-out.• There was plenty to do on your own doorstep - to look further was a cop-out.• This kind of cop-out is also likely to undermine the parents' credibility and the trust put in them.• Is that not a political cop-out?

ˈcop-out noun

Chinese

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cop out

phrasal verbphr v informal NOT DO somethingto not do something that someone thinks you should do 逃避，回避〔责任〕

As far as I’m concerned, she’s copped out and joined the rat race.

在我看，她逃避了责任，去争名逐利。

→ cop-out

→ cop out at cop2(8)

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