conk
n
(Brit sl 俚) nose 鼻子.
conk v (phr v) conk out (infml 口)
(a) (of a machine) stop working (指机器)停止运转, 失灵
The car conked out at the crossroads. 汽车在十字路口抛锚了.
(b) (of people) become exhausted and stop; fall asleep, faint or die (指人)筋疲力尽而停止, 入睡, 昏迷, 死去
Grandad usually conks out (ie sleeps) for an hour or so after lunch. 爷爷吃过午饭往往要睡一个小时左右.
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm just being a grandfather.
我只是在尽一个爷爷的本份而已。
A watched pot(pan) is long in boiling.
心急水不沸;盼得越切,来得越迟。
Our own warm atmosphere and the heat generated by the telescope would make it impossible to detect objects as small as planets.