acock

副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. In a cocked or turned-up fashion.
    — He gave a sharp whistle, the Bear stopped every move, and, as he stood with ears acock, the man fired at his head.
  2. Defiantly.

词汇关系

衍生词
acockbill

词源

Etymology tree
English a-
Proto-Germanic *kukkaz
Proto-West Germanic *kokk
Old English cocc
Middle English cok
English cock
English acock
From a- + cock.
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