half cock meaning in English
(枪)处于半击发状态，机头半张开 (go off at half cock ＝ 〔美国〕 go off half-cocked 还没有开保险就发射，动手过早)。
Examples
- Mr. jones was thinking about quitting his job, but his wife told him not to go off at half cock .
琼斯先生想要辞职，但他太太告诉他不要操之过急。 - At half cock
处于半击发状态 - Mr jones was thinking about quitting his job , but his wife told him not to go off at half cock
琼斯先生打算辞职不干了，但他妻子劝他不要草率行事。 - John went off at half cock and started unloading the van before we had cleared space to put the things in
约翰做事仓促，我们还没有把放东西的地方打扫干净，他就开始卸货车上的东西了。