cop-out 英 [ˈkɔpaut]   美 [ˈkɑpˌaʊt]

cop-out

cop-out  英 [ˈkɔpaut] 美 [ˈkɑpˌaʊt]

n. 逃避;自首;站不住脚的借口 

名词复数:cop-outs 

But making nebulous calls for centrism, like writing news reports that always place equal blame on both parties, is a big cop-out — a cop-out that only encourages more bad behavior. 但是,糊里糊涂地呼吁采取中间路线,如新闻报道总是将责任平均地推在两个政党的头上,实际上是一种重大的责任逃避——这种做法只会更多地鼓励坏的行为。
But it is a cop-out - an easy way out of dealing with the real issues at hand. 但是这是一种简单的逃避眼前的事情的方法。

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  • n. 逃避;自首;站不住脚的借口
  • 1. But making nebulous calls for centrism, like writing news reports that always place equal blame on both parties, is a big cop-out — a cop-out that only encourages more bad behavior.

    但是,糊里糊涂地呼吁采取中间路线,如新闻报道总是将责任平均地推在两个政党的头上,实际上是一种重大的责任逃避——这种做法只会更多地鼓励坏的行为。

  • 2. But it is a cop-out - an easy way out of dealing with the real issues at hand.

    但是这是一种简单的逃避眼前的事情的方法。

  • 3. You could call it a cop-out by the CEO of history's greatest privacy-killing machine.

    你可以称这是史上最大隐私谋杀机器董事长站不住脚的借口。

ˈcop-out / ; NAmE / noun ( informal, disapproving) a way of avoiding doing sth that you should do, or an excuse for not doing it 逃避(或躲避)的方法;(不做某事的)借口 Not turning up was just a cop-out. 不露面只不过是在逃避而已。 cop-out cop-outs ˈcop-out / ; NAmE /
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