cock a snook at sb / sth BrE informalto show clearly that you do not respect someone or something对某人/某物嗤之以鼻（不屑一顾）:•He has always tried to cock a snook at authority.他总是想蔑视权威。cock sth ↔ upphr v BrEinformal not polite to spoil something by making a stupid mistake or doing it badly 把…搞砸，弄糟:•His secretary cocked up his travelling schedule and he's furious about it.他的秘书把他的出差行程排得乱七八糟，他怒不可遏。⇒COCK-UP |