conk
conk1
verb
conk2
(informal)(非正式)
noun
verb
- [no obj.](conk out)(informal)(of a machine) break down
(非正式)（机器）出故障，停止运转，失灵
my car conked out.
我的车出毛病了。
■(of a person) faint or go to sleep
（人）昏厥；入睡，睡着
he conked out on the rear seat.
他在后座上睡着了。
■die
死去
most creatures conk out smartly once they have passed on their genes.
大部分生物一旦把基因传给后代后就会轻松地死去。
- First World War: of unknown origin
conk2
(informal)(非正式)
noun
- (Brit.)a person's nose
(英)鼻子
■(dated)a person's head
(旧)头
- [with obj.](chiefly US)hit (someone) on the head
(主美)敲击（某人的）头部
the clown conked him.
小丑敲了下他的头。
- early 19th cent.: perhaps an alteration of conch
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