cop-out

英 [ˈkɒp aʊt]

美 [ˈkɑːp aʊt]

n.  逃避(或躲避)的方法; (不做某事的)借口

复数：cop-outs　

法律

牛津词典

noun

• 逃避（或躲避）的方法；（不做某事的）借口
  a way of avoiding doing sth that you should do, or an excuse for not doing it
  1. Not turning up was just a cop-out.
     不露面只不过是在逃避而已。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 逃避（或躲避）的方法
  If you refer to something as acop-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。

双语例句

• Saying "but its REST" and claiming that everything will be dynamic is a cop-out and it really just means you are lazy.
  说“但这是REST”（译者注：言外之意是这不是SOA）并声称所有的事情将是动态的，这样的说法就是一种借口，而实际上只能说明你懒。
• It's easy to adopt either of these analyses, but perhaps each is a bit of a cop-out.
  我们可以很容易地从这些分析中找到自己认可的一种，但也许每一种分析都有一点站不住脚。
• In the end the G20 avoided public disagreement only by backing away from binding goals and resorting to a familiar cop-out: punting the issue to the International Monetary Fund.
  最终G20之所以没有产生公开分歧，一是因为绕开了具有约束力的目标，二是因为又使出了惯用的逃避手段&把问题踢给了国际货币基金组织（IMF）。
• And, besides, many feel it's a cop-out.
  此外，许多人认为这是一种逃避。
• To decline to vote is a cop-out
  拒绝投票就是一种逃避。
• That's just a cop-out. Just be brave and tell the truth.
  那只是借口，勇敢一点实话实说。
• Be honest and give a real answer and not a cop-out one.
  请诚实回答不要逃避。
• Alternative energy sounds like a cop-out.
  替代能源听起来像个幌子。
• I thought the end of the film was a bit of a cop-out.
  我觉得电影的结局有点避重就轻。
• That is an unbelievable cop-out!
  你这算是什么藉口！