coping
noun
uk/ˈkəʊ.pɪŋ/us/ˈkoʊ.pɪŋ/copingnoun(ON WALL)
[C]architecturespecialized
arowofstones,bricks, or othermaterial, oftenroundedorsloping, thatformsthetoppartof awall:
墙顶Theheightof thewallfrom thegroundto the coping is 36feet.墙从地面到顶部的高度是36英尺。
- Hestoodon ablockso he couldpeerover the coping.
- The 2-year-old couldswimacrossthepoolunassisted,grabthe coping andclimbout of thepool.
- Floodwater came within twoinchesof thetopof the copings.
- There are highstonecopingssupportedonmouldedcorbels.
Parts of buildings: walls & parts of walls
- alcove
- balcony
- baseboard
- cavity wall
- chimney breast
- damp-proof
- damp-proofing
- drystone wall
- Juliet balcony
- lanai
- pebbledash
- plasterboard
- recess
- sconce
- Sheetrock
- wainscoted
- wainscoting
- wallboard
- walled
- woodwork
copingnoun(MANAGING)
[Uusually before noun]
thefactofdealingsuccessfullywithproblemsordifficultsituations:
应对难题;处理麻烦Heacknowledgesthat hiswife"did most of the coping".他承认他的妻子应对了大部分的难题。
a copingmechanism/strategy应对机制/应对策略
copingskills/abilities处事技能/处事能力
- As ateenagerhestruggledtofindacceptancefrom hispeersandturnedtodrugsas a copingmechanism.
- Talking aboutfeelingscanhelpkidsdevelopcopingmechanismsfortoughtimesinlife.
- Manytreatmentsand copingstrategiescanhelpapersonovercomefeelingsofdepression.
- Cognitive-behaviouraltherapyinvolvesawidevarietyof copingskillsandrelaxationmethods.
- Somechildrenwho have lesspatience,understandingand copingabilitywill need moresupport.
Coping and not coping
- balancing act
- be left holding the babyidiom
- bear up
- bite
- bite off more thanyoucan chewidiom
- cut
- hand
- head
- hold
- keep body and soul togetheridiom
- keep the wolf from the dooridiom
- keepyourhead above wateridiom
- keep/holdyourend upidiom
- live (from) hand to mouthidiom
- manage
- stretch tosomething
- stride
- subsist
- subsistence
- takesomethinginyourstrideidiom