bop

noun

/bɒp/

/bɑːp/

[countable] (British English, informal) a dance to pop music; a social event at which people dance to pop music博普舞，博普舞会（伴以流行音乐）
- Fancy a bop?喜欢波普风吗？
- There’s a bop on in the village hall tonight.今晚村公所里有一场流行音乐。
[uncountable]
(also bebop)
a type of jazz with complicated rhythms比波普（一种节奏复杂的爵士乐）

Word Originnoun 1940s: shortening of bebop.

verb

/bɒp/

/bɑːp/

(informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bop	/bɒp/ /bɑːp/
he / she / it bops	/bɒps/ /bɑːps/
past simple bopped	/bɒpt/ /bɑːpt/
past participle bopped	/bɒpt/ /bɑːpt/
-ing form bopping	/ˈbɒpɪŋ/ /ˈbɑːpɪŋ/

Word Originverb sense 1 1940s: shortening of bebop. verb sense 2 1930s (originally US): imitative.