cop

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Cảnh sát viên

BrE /kɒp/ AmE /kɑːp/

noun / verb en → vi

1 POLICE OFFICER [singular] B1

Cảnh sát viên

a police officer, especially one who works on the street and does not have a special job in an office or court

  • cop on duty

Collocations street cop · plainclothes cop

  • The cop was patrolling the streets.

    Cảnh sát viên đang tuần tra trên đường phố.

2 COPY [transitive] B1

Sao chép

to make a copy of something, especially by using a photocopier or computer software

  • cop a document

Collocations cop a report · cop an image

  • I need to cop this file.

    Tôi cần sao chép tệp này.

3 DRUG USER [singular] C1

Người sử dụng ma túy

a person who uses illegal drugs, especially heroin or cocaine

  • drug-addicted cop

Collocations junkie cop · crackhead cop

  • He was a cop who had become addicted to drugs.

    Anh ta là một người sử dụng ma túy đã trở thành nghiện thuốc.

1 VERB [transitive] B2

Đưa đi gặp cảnh sát / Tóm gọn

to catch or arrest someone, especially a criminal

  • cop sb for sth

Collocations cop sb for theft · cop sb for assault

  • The police copped him for robbery.

    Cảnh sát đã tóm gọn anh ta vì tội trộm cắp.

2 VERB [intransitive] C1

Đánh nhận / Nhận lỗi

to admit that you have done something wrong or illegal, often unwillingly

  • cop to sth

Collocations cop to a crime · cop to a mistake

  • He finally copped to the theft.

    Anh ta cuối cùng đã nhận lỗi về vụ trộm.