conk

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /kɒŋk/    美 /kɑŋk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
  2. A hairstyle involving the chemical straightening and styling of kinky hair. US,dated
  3. A nose, especially a large one. slang
  4. Alternative spelling of conch. alt-of,alternative
动词 v.
  1. To hit, especially on the head. slang
    — She came skipping to me just now, clapping her little hands and bleating about how very, very happy she was, dear Mrs Travers. The silly young geezer. I nearly conked her one with my trowel. I'd always thought her half-baked, but now I think they didn't even put her in the oven.
  2. To chemically straighten tightly curled hair. US,dated
    — The barbecue cook, wearing a dirty white apron, his conked hair reddish and metallic in the pale sun, and a cigarette between his lips, stood in the doorway, watching them.
  3. To fail or show signs of failing, cease operating, break down. colloquial,often
    — Therefore, have two or more engines, so that there is still some power left if one engine conks.
  4. To become unconscious. colloquial,often

词形变化

conks plural konk alternative conks present,singular,third-person conking participle,present conked participle,past conked past konk alternative conks plural conks present,singular,third-person conking participle,present conked participle,past conked past conks present,singular,third-person conking participle,present conked participle,past conked past

词汇关系

衍生词
artist's conk conky

词源

词源 1
Variant or figurative use of conch. Attested since the nineteenth century.
词源 2
From congolene, the brand name of a hair-straightening product.
词源 3
Unknown. Attested since the early twentieth century.
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