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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pop1 /pɒp $ pɑːp/ ●●○ S3 verb (popped, popping)  1  come out/off 出来 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]APPEAR to come suddenly or unexpectedly out of or away from something 突然[出人意料]地从〔某物〕中出来，蹦出，离开，脱落pop out/off/up etc The top button popped off my shirt. 我衬衫最上面的那颗纽扣突然掉了下来。 The ball popped out of Smith’s hands and onto the ground. 球突然从史密斯的手中弹到了地上。out/up popped something The egg cracked open and out popped a tiny head. 蛋裂开了，里面冒出一个小脑袋来。 The lid popped open and juice spilled all over the floor. 盖子噗的一声弹开，果汁溅了一地。2  go quickly 迅速去 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] spokenVISIT to go somewhere for a short time 匆匆[突然]去pop in/out/by etc Why don’t you pop by the next time you’re in town? 你下次到城里来时顺便过来一下吧。 I need to pop into the drugstore for a second. 我要去一下药店。pop roundBritish English British English Could you pop round to the shop for some bread? 你能不能跑一趟商店买些面包回来？3  quickly put STH 迅速放置某物 [transitive always + adverb/preposition] informalPUT to quickly put something somewhere, usually for a short time 迅速地放置pop something in/around/over etc I’ll just pop these cookies into the oven. 我把这些蛋糕放进烤箱就好。pop something round something British English Barry popped his head round the door to say hello. 巴里从门后探出头来问好。► see thesaurus at put4  short sound 短促的声音 [intransitive, transitive]SOUND to make a short sound like a small explosion, or to make something do this （使）噼啪作响 The wood sizzled and popped in the fire. 木头在火中咝咝作响，发出噼啪声。5  burst 爆裂 [intransitive, transitive] to burst, or to make something burst, with a short explosive sound （使）啪的一声爆裂 A balloon popped. 一个气球啪的一声爆了。6. ears 耳朵 [intransitive]HBH if your ears pop, you feel the pressure in them suddenly change, for example when you go up or down quickly in a plane 〔在飞机等中迅速升降时〕耳压突然变化7. somebody’s eyes popped (out of their head) especially British English spokenSURPRISED used to say that someone looked extremely surprised or excited 某人眼珠子都快掉出来了〔指极度惊讶或兴奋〕8  pop into your head/mind to suddenly think of something 突然冒出[想到] All at once an idea popped into her head. 她脑子里突然冒出一个念头。9  pop the question informalMARRY to ask someone to marry you 求婚 Hasn’t Bill popped the question yet? 比尔还没有求婚吗？10. pop pills informalMDD to take pills too often, or to take too many at one time 过度[量]地服药11  hit 打 [transitive] American English spoken to hit someone 击，打 If you say that again, I’ll pop you one. 你再说我就揍你。12. popcorn 爆玉米花 [intransitive, transitive]DFC to cook popcorn until it swells and bursts open, or to be cooked in this way 爆（玉米花）13. pop your clogs British English humorousDIE to die 翘辫子，上西天，一命呜呼 PHRASAL VERBS14.pop off phrasal verb informal DIEto die suddenly 一命呜呼15 pop something ↔ on phrasal verb British English spoken a) PUT ON CLOTHESto quickly put on a piece of clothing 迅速穿上〔衣服〕 Here, pop on your pyjamas and then we’ll read a story. 来，快穿上睡衣，然后我们来读故事。b) SWITCH ON OR OFFto quickly turn on a piece of electrical equipment 迅速开启〔电器〕 Pop the kettle on, would you? 把水壶开关打开，好吗？16 pop out phrasal verb informal if words pop out, you suddenly say them without thinking first 脱口而出 I didn’t mean to say it like that – it just popped out. 我并不是有意要那样说的，只是冲口而出。17 pop up phrasal verb APPEARto appear, sometimes unexpectedly 突然出现，冒出来 Click here, and a list of files will pop up. 点击此处，文件列表就会弹出。 Her name keeps popping up in the newspapers. 她的名字不断出现在报纸上。 → pop-up1→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

pop• I should have told you we go up to kill men and not pop balloons?• They should pop down to accounting or purchasing and introduce themselves to the people they deal with.• Berg responded by getting up too, saying he must go but popping in another question as he backed towards the door.• She took out a piece of chewing gum and popped it in her mouth.• Pop it in the microwave for a couple of minutes.• Jody, please don't pop my balloon.• I sort of noticed, Joe, how you've been absent since things started popping round here.• We popped smoke right in the middle of where we were and told them just to shoot on either side.• I'll pop some popcorn before the movie starts.• Later, we stroll out and pop them in our mailbox, which says T.T.• It just keeps popping up, again and again.• Also popping up for a visit are Stephen and the twins' parents, whose marriage has gone stale over the decades.popped open• He popped open a beer for me and a second one for himself.• The parachute popped open, but he kept going.pop round• I sort of noticed, Joe, how you've been absent since things started popping round here.• Dealing with your children's friends who pop round in the evening calls for consummate diplomacy and the setting of time limits.• Next day the weather was fine so Maureen, with a 1235-X in tow, popped round to have a go.• They like to see people for a cup of tea, and they like popping round to Karen's for company.• My closest friend Natalie was having a day off so I popped round to sec her for a chat.• When Maureen came in I took the opportunity to pop round with it for him.

Related topics: Music, Drink

pop2 ●●○ S3 W3 noun  1  music 音乐 [uncountable]APM modern music that is popular, especially with young people, and usually consists of simple tunes with a strong beat 流行音乐，流行歌曲 → pop music a new pop record 新的流行音乐唱片 a pop star 流行音乐歌星 a pop festival 流行音乐节2  sound 声音 [countable]SOUND a sudden short sound like a small explosion 砰[啪，噗]的一声 the pop of a champagne cork 香槟酒瓶塞砰的一声 The balloon went pop (=made a sudden short sound). 气球啪的一声破了。3  drink 饮料 [countable, uncountable] informalDFD a sweet drink with bubbles but no alcohol, or a glass or can of this drink 汽水 SYN soda a bottle of pop 一瓶汽水 Can you get me a pop while you’re up? 你起来的时候给我拿一瓶汽水好吗？4  take a pop at somebody British English informal to criticize someone in public 公开批评某人 When you’re a professional footballer, you expect people to take a pop at you now and again. 当一名职业足球运动员，时不时遭人批评是正常的。5  $7/$50/25¢ etc a pop American English spoken used when each of something costs a particular amount of money 每…7美元/50美元/25美分等 Tickets for the show are a hundred bucks a pop. 演出门票100美元一张。6. father 父亲 [countable] (also Pops) American English old-fashionedFATHER father – used especially when you are talking to your father 爸爸〔尤用于当面称呼〕7  pops American English classical music that most people know, especially people who do not usually like this type of music 【美】通俗［流行］古典乐 a pops concert 通俗古典音乐会 the Boston Pops Orchestra 波士顿通俗管弦乐团

Examples from the Corpus

pop• There's a pop in the fridge for you.• It is important to stress, though, that a pop critic's power is limited.• I don't think their audience cares about pop success, they don't buy stuff because it is in the charts.• As well as pork, you can buy milk, sweets, crisps and pop.• Gould wrote in all these forms save opera, plus dance scores, film music, musicals and pops pieces.• I helped Pop fix the gate this morning.• Hi, Pop, what are you doing?• This is how far we've strayed from the traditional concepts of pop.• A mutual understanding of pop is what brought the three members of Papas Fritas together in the first place.• Relax, Pop, I'll have the car back by midnight.• Cameron knew how good his son really was, and encouraged him to break free of the pop straitjacket.• The pop we heard turned out to be just an air gun.went pop• Arrange your Windows My four-year-old 15-inch monitor went pop recently.• I had just decided I was managing very well - there's nothing to this after all - when something went pop.

Related topics: Geography

pop. 1.SGthe written abbreviation of population / population 的书面缩写 ，人口From Longman Business DictionaryPOPPOPCOMMERCEMARKETING written abbreviation for POINT OF PURCHASEOrigin pop1 (1300-1400) From the sound pop2 1. (1800-1900) popular2. (1400-1500) → POP13. (1800-1900) poppa

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pop¹ S2 /pɒp $ pɑːp/ verb (past tense and past participle popped, present participle popping)1.  COME OUT/OFF  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to come suddenly or unexpectedly out of or away from something
    pop out/off/up etc
    The top button popped off my shirt.
    The ball popped out of Smith’s hands and onto the ground.
    out/up popped something
    The egg cracked open and out popped a tiny head.
    The lid popped open and juice spilled all over the floor.
2.  GO QUICKLY  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] especially British English spoken to go somewhere quickly, suddenly, or in a way that you did not expect
    pop in/out/by etc
    Why don’t you pop by the next time you’re in town?
    I need to pop into the drugstore for a second.
    pop round British English:
    Could you pop round to the shop for some bread?
3.  QUICKLY PUT SOMETHING  [transitive always + adverb/preposition] especially British English informal to quickly put something somewhere, usually for a short time
    pop something in/around/over etc
    I’ll just pop these cakes into the oven.
    pop something round something British English:
    Barry popped his head round the door to say hello.
4.  SHORT SOUND  [intransitive and transitive] to make a short sound like a small explosion, or to make something do this:
    The wood sizzled and popped in the fire.
5.  BURST  [intransitive and transitive] to burst, or to make something burst, with a short explosive sound:
    A balloon popped.
6.  EARS  [intransitive] if your ears pop, you feel the pressure in them suddenly change, for example when you go up or down quickly in a plane
7. sb’s eyes popped (out of their head) especially British English spoken used to say that someone looked extremely surprised or excited
8. pop into your head/mind to suddenly think of something:
    All at once an idea popped into her head.
9. pop the question informal to ask someone to marry you:
    Hasn’t Bill popped the question yet?
10. pop pills informal to take pills too often, or to take too many at one time
11.  HIT  [transitive] American English spoken to hit someone:
    If you say that again, I’ll pop you one.
12.  POPCORN  [intransitive and transitive] to cook popcorn until it swells and bursts open, or to be cooked in this way
13. pop your clogs British English humorous to die
     
pop off phrasal verb informal
  to die suddenly
pop something ↔ on phrasal verb British English spoken
  1. to quickly put on a piece of clothing:
    Here, pop on your pyjamas and then we’ll read a story.
  2. to quickly turn on a piece of electrical equipment:
    Pop the kettle on, would you?
pop out phrasal verb informal
  if words pop out, you suddenly say them without thinking first:
    I didn’t mean to say it like that – it just popped out.
pop up phrasal verb
  to appear, sometimes unexpectedly:
    Click here, and a list of files will pop up.
    Her name keeps popping up in the newspapers. ⇨ pop-up
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ put to move something to a particular place: I’ve put the wine in the fridge. | Where have you put my grey shirt?
   ▪ place to put something somewhere carefully: ‘It’s beautiful,’ he said, placing it back on the shelf.
   ▪ lay to put someone or something down carefully on a flat surface: He laid all the money on the table. | She laid the baby on his bed.
   ▪ position to carefully put something in a suitable position: Position the microphone to suit your height. | Troops were positioned around the city.
   ▪ slip to put something somewhere with a quick movement: He slipped his arm around her waist. | Carrie quickly slipped the money into her bag.
   ▪ shove to put something into a space or container quickly or carelessly: Shove anything you don’t want in that sack. | I’ve ironed those shirts so don’t just shove them in a drawer.
   ▪ stick (also bung British English) informal to put something somewhere quickly or carelessly: I stuck the address in my pocket and I can’t find it now. | Could you bung those clothes in the washing machine?
   ▪ dump to put something down somewhere in a careless and untidy way: Don’t just dump all your bags in the kitchen. | People shouldn’t dump rubbish at the side of the street.
   ▪ pop informal to quickly put something somewhere, usually for a short time: Pop it in the microwave for a minute.
   ▪ thrust literary to put something somewhere suddenly or forcefully: ‘Hide it,’ he said, thrusting the watch into her hand.

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pop² S3 W3 noun1.  MUSIC  [uncountable] modern music that is popular, especially with young people, and usually consists of simple tunes with a strong beat ⇨ pop music:
    a new pop record
    a pop star
    a pop festival
2.  SOUND  [countable] a sudden short sound like a small explosion:
    the pop of a champagne cork
    The balloon went pop (=made a sudden short sound).
3.  DRINK  [uncountable and countable] informal a sweet drink with bubbles but no alcohol, or a glass or can of this drink
   SYN  soda:
    a bottle of pop
    Can you get me a pop while you’re up?
4. take a pop at somebody British English informal to criticize someone in public:
    When you’re a professional footballer, you expect people to take a pop at you now and again.
5. $7/$50/25¢ etc a pop American English spoken used when each of something costs a particular amount of money:
    Tickets for the show are a hundred bucks a pop.
6.  FATHER  [countable] (also Pops) American English old-fashioned father – used especially when you are talking to your father
7. pops American English classical music that most people know, especially people who do not usually like this type of music:
    a pops concert
    the Boston Pops Orchestra
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ father a male parent: My father’s a doctor. | He’s a father of three.
   ▪ dad informal used when talking to your father, or about someone's father: Can I borrow your car, Dad? | Her dad retired ten years ago. | My dad was in the army.
   ▪ daddy a name for father, which is used especially by young children or when you are talking to young children: Where’s your daddy? | Daddy, can I have a drink, please?
   ▪ pop American English informal (also pa old-fashioned) used when talking to your father, or about someone's father: I helped Pop fix the gate this morning. | Can I help, Pa? | He is in New York with his Pop's credit card, eating all the ice cream and pizza the city has to offer.
   ▪ papa old-fashioned informal used when talking to your father, or about someone's father: Papa had forbidden me to go. | She saw her papa 's face change at this news.
   ▪ sb’s old man informal someone's father – used when talking about him in a way that is not very respectful: His old man wouldn’t let him use the car.
   ▪ stepfather (also stepdad informal) a man who is married to your mother, who is not your father but often acts as your parent: Her stepfather is really nice.