cop-outs

英 [kɒp aʊts] 美 [kɑːp aʊts]

n.  逃避(或躲避)的方法; (不做某事的)借口
cop-out的复数



柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 逃避(或躲避)的方法
    If you refer to something as a cop-out, you think that it is a way for someone to avoid doing something that they should do.
    1. To decline to vote is a cop-out...
      拒绝投票就是一种逃避。
    2. The film's ending is an unsatisfactory cop-out.
      电影回避式的结局让人不满。