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cop-out

noun
🔊/ˈkɒp aʊt/
🔊/ˈkɑːp aʊt/
[usually singular] (informal, disapproving)
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  1. a way of avoiding doing something that you should do, or an excuse for not doing it逃避（或躲避）的方法；（不做某事的）借口
    • Not turning up was just a cop-out.不露面只不过是在逃避而已。🔊🔊