- make or cause to make a light explosive sound（使）发出砰的响声：
no obj. corks popped, glasses tinkled, and delicate canapés were served.瓶塞砰砰响, 玻璃杯叮叮响, 精致的鱼子面包端上来了
with obj. some teenagers were popping balloons with darts.几个少年在用飞镖扎气球, 发出阵阵的砰砰响声。
- no obj.(of a person's ears) make a small popping sound within their head as pressure is equalized, typically because of a change of altitude（人耳因高度变化）嗡嗡作响。
- with obj. heat (popcorn or another foodstuff) until it bursts open, making such a sound加热（爆米花或其他食物）至砰的炸开。
- no obj.(of popcorn or another foodstuff) burst open in such a way（爆米花或其他食物）砰的炸开。
- no obj., with adverbial of direction go somewhere, typically for a short time and often without notice突然造访, 顺道去某地：
she popped in to see if she could help.
她顺道来看看能否帮得上忙。
- with obj. and adverbial of direction put or move (something) somewhere quickly很快地放; 突然移动：
she popped a pen into the pocket of her white dress.
她很快将一支钢笔塞进白色连衣裙的口袋里。
- with obj. N. Amer. release, open, or engage (something) quickly or suddenly〈北美〉猛然释放; 噗的一声打开; 猛地扣住：
he pulled a can of beer from the refrigerator and popped its tab.
他从冰箱里拿出一听啤酒, 噗的一声扯下了拉环。
- (of a person's eyes) bulge or appear to bulge when opened wide, especially as an indication of surprise（人眼睁圆而）突出; （尤指由于惊奇而）瞪出。
- with obj. informal take or inject (a drug)〈非正式〉服用; 注射（药品）。
- with obj. Brit. informal pawn (something)〈英, 非正式〉典当, 抵押。
- a light explosive sound砰的响声：
at first there were just a few pops, perhaps from pistols.
起初只有几下砰砰的响声, 可能是手枪发出的。
- mass noun informal, dated or US a sweet fizzy drink such as lemonade〈非正式, 旧或美〉甜味汽水（如柠檬水）。
- a patch of bright colour鲜艳的一小块：
I like wearing a neutral outfit with one pop of yellow.
我喜欢穿一套有一小块鲜黄色的素色套装。
- （亦作pop fly或pop-up）Baseball a ball hit high in the air but not far from the home plate, providing an easy catch【棒球】小腾空球。
- with a light explosive sound砰（或啪）的一声：
the champagne went pop.
香槟酒瓶塞砰的一声打开了。
- a pop
- N. Amer. informal costing a specified amount per item〈北美, 非正式〉每件值…钱：
those swimsuits she wears are $50 a pop.
她穿的这些游泳衣每件值50美元。
have（或take）a pop at
- informal attack physically or verbally〈非正式〉人身（或口头）攻击。
make someone's eyes pop（或〈美〉pop out）
- informal cause great astonishment to someone〈非正式〉使瞠目结舌。
pop one's clogs
- Brit. informal die〈英, 非正式〉蹬腿, 翘辫子。
pop the question
- informal propose marriage〈非正式〉求婚。
pop off
- informal die〈非正式〉蹬腿死亡, 翘辫子。
pop up
- appear or occur suddenly and unexpectedly突然出现（或浮现）; 意外发生（或出现）：
these memories can pop up from time to time.
这些记忆会时不时地浮现出来。
- Computing (of a browser window) appear without having been requested, especially for the purpose of advertising【计算机】（浏览窗口）自动弹出。
- Cricket (of a cricket ball) rise sharply off the pitch【板球】（球）快速弹起。
- of or relating to commercial popular music（与）流行音乐（有关）的：
a pop star
流行音乐歌星
a pop group.
流行音乐乐队。
- often derogatory (especially of a technical, scientific, or academic subject) made accessible to the general public; popularized〈常贬〉（尤指技术、科学或学术课题）大众的; 通俗的：
pop psychology.
大众心理学。
- commercial popular music, in particular accessible, tuneful music of a kind popular since the 1950s and sometimes contrasted with rock, soul, or other forms of popular music流行音乐（尤指20世纪50年代以来流行的一种易懂的、旋律优美的商业流行音乐, 有时与摇滚乐、灵乐或其他流行歌曲形式构成对比）。
- count noun dated a pop record or song〈旧〉流行唱片; 流行歌曲。