cocking present participle ofcock cock verb uk /kɒk/ us /kɑːk/
cockverb (TURN)
[ T ] to move a part of your body upwards or in a particular direction: 竖起，翘起，歪着 He cocked his head on one side with a slight frown.他把头歪向一边，皱了皱眉。 The dog cocked its leg(= urinated) against a tree.狗靠在一棵树上，翘起一条腿。 to cock an ear/eyebrow竖起耳朵／扬起眉毛 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Gestures & gesturing air punch air quotes beckon bird blow someone a kissphrase flag something/someone down flip flip someone off flip/give someone the birdidiom flourish non-linguistic non-verbal non-verbally peace sign pump someone's handidiom shake signing snap tongue wink
cockverb (PREPARE GUN)
[ T ] to push the necessary piece of a gun up into position so that it is ready to fire: 扳起（枪的）击铁;拉起（枪的）枪栓 He cocked his rifle and took aim.他拉上了步枪的枪栓瞄准目标。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Guns blaster cannon cannonade cannonball caught in crossfire discharge go off gunnery gunpoint gunsmith kick machine gun plug pot salvo semi-automatically semiautomatic shoot someone down shoot up shooter