名词 half-cock:

1. confusion resulting from lack of preparation

halfnutn.对开螺母halfn.一半；下半场；半学年adj.一半的；不完全的adv.一半地；不完全地half reading pulse半读出脉冲half inverted hang屈体悬垂half fourier image半傅立叶影像half-power width半功率幅宽half-white glass半白玻璃half open interval半开区间half wave vibrator半波振动器half - structual半结构化half-hour rating半小时额定值half-filled band半填满带

go off at half cock枪走火

at half cockadj.处于全击发状态(完全准备好)

go off a half cock走火

go off at half-cock着急； 没准备好就开始动手