to cock up
[phrase form: cock]
01
搞砸, 弄糟
to mess up something, often due to the lack of necessary ability or knowledge
Dialect
British
British
informal
语法信息
形态构成
短语
动作动词
规则
可分离
小品词
up
基本动词
cock
现在时
cock up
第三人称单数
cocks up
现在分词
cocking up
一般过去时
cocked up
过去分词
cocked up
例子
The team 's lack of communication cocked up the event, leaving guests disappointed.
团队缺乏沟通搞砸了活动，让客人失望。
02
竖起, 抬起
(of an animal) to lift ears in an alert manner
例子
The dog cocked up its ears when it heard a strange noise.
狗听到奇怪的声音时竖起了耳朵。
