bop
/bɒp/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈɑp] /bɑːp/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈɑp] /ˈbäp How to pronounce bop (audio)/ (ame, mw)
bop — 名詞
1. a fast and energetic style of jazz that grew up in the 1940s, with quick changin
咆勃爵士
1940年代興起的快速爵士樂風
a fast and energetic style of jazz that grew up in the 1940s, with quick changing rhythms and twisting melody lines played mostly by small groups
Hiro spent the whole summer learning to play bop on his uncle's old saxophone.
Hiro 整個夏天都在練習用叔叔的舊薩克斯風吹咆勃爵士。
play + bop (uncountable; no article)
After dinner, Tendai put on some bop and turned the lights down low.
晚餐後，Tendai 放了一些咆勃爵士，把燈光調暗。
put on / listen to + bop
The little jazz club in Harlem still plays bop late into the night.
哈林區那家小爵士俱樂部到深夜還在演奏咆勃爵士。
Sven prefers slow ballads, but his sister loves the wild speed of bop.
Sven 偏愛慢歌，但他妹妹喜愛咆勃爵士那種狂飆的速度。
- bebop
the full original name; same music, slightly more formal and used in music writing
- jazz
the wider category that includes bop along with many other styles
- modern jazz
broader label covering bop and the styles that came after it
文法句型
play bop
listen to bop
用法筆記
Treated as an uncountable noun, so it takes no article when you talk about the style as a whole. Often used together with the longer name 'bebop'.
常見錯誤
2. an informal British social event, or short burst of moving on the dance floor, w
流行舞會
英式校園的非正式流行舞會
an informal British social event, or short burst of moving on the dance floor, where people enjoy themselves to lively pop songs
Jenna and Aylin went to a bop in the student union on Friday night.
Jenna 和 Aylin 週五晚上去學生會的一場流行舞會。
go to + a bop (event)
The college holds a bop every term to welcome the new students.
學院每學期都會辦一場流行舞會來迎接新生。
hold / have + a bop (organising)
There is a bop at the rugby club every Saturday after the home match.
每個週六主場比賽結束後，橄欖球俱樂部都會辦一場流行舞會。
Mira and her flatmates threw a small bop in the common room last weekend.
Mira 和室友們上週末在交誼廳辦了一場小型流行舞會。
文法句型
a bop
go to a bop
have a bop
用法筆記
Countable in this sense, unlike the music style. Sounds British, student-flavoured, and a bit dated; younger speakers often say 'party' or 'dance' instead.
常見錯誤
bop — 動詞
- boppresent simple I / you / we / they
- bops3rd person singular
- bopping-ing form
- boppedpast simple
1. to move your body in a happy, easy way to the beat of pop or dance songs, often
隨節奏跳
輕鬆地隨流行音樂搖擺
to move your body in a happy, easy way to the beat of pop or dance songs, often without thinking much about the steps
Vivek bopped around the living room while the radio played his favourite song.
Vivek 在客廳裡隨節奏跳來跳去，收音機正放著他最愛的歌。
bop around + place (free dancing)
Hana stood by the kitchen sink, bopping to the music from her phone.
Hana 站在廚房水槽旁，隨著手機裡的音樂搖擺。
bop to + music (rhythm focus)
After two coffees, Aaron started bopping at his desk between meetings.
喝了兩杯咖啡後，Aaron 在會議空檔在辦公桌前隨節奏跳。
The toddlers bopped along happily when their teacher put on the music.
老師放音樂時，那些幼兒就開心地跟著節奏搖擺。
文法句型
bop around
bop to + music
用法筆記
Intransitive and informal; suggests casual, low-skill movement rather than trained dance steps. Often paired with 'around', 'along', or 'to (the music)'.
常見錯誤
2. to give someone or something a quick, gentle knock, usually in a playful or scol
輕敲；輕打
玩鬧地輕輕打一下某人或某物
to give someone or something a quick, gentle knock, usually in a playful or scolding way rather than meaning real harm
Iris bopped her little brother on the head with a rolled-up magazine.
Iris 用一捲雜誌輕敲了一下弟弟的頭。
bop somebody on the + body part (playful)
The kitten bopped the toy mouse off the edge of the wooden table.
小貓把玩具老鼠從木桌邊緣輕輕拍了下去。
bop + object + off / out of (small impact)
Christopher bopped his cousin on the shoulder for cheating at the card game.
Christopher 因為堂哥打牌作弊，輕拍了他肩膀一下。
Esteban tapped my arm and bopped me on the nose to make the baby laugh.
Esteban 拍了拍我的手臂，又輕敲了一下我的鼻子，把寶寶逗笑。
文法句型
bop + somebody / something
bop somebody on the + body part
用法筆記
Transitive and clearly friendly or light. Suggests a soft, single contact; for a real, painful blow most speakers would use 'hit' or 'punch'.
常見錯誤
3. to move on the dance floor in the quick, springy way that fits bebop and other o
跳咆勃舞
以咆勃爵士的節奏在舞池跳舞
to move on the dance floor in the quick, springy way that fits bebop and other older jazz styles from the 1940s and 1950s
Xiu and Liang bopped across the smoky floor of the old jazz bar in Shanghai.
Xiu 和 Liang 在上海一家舊爵士酒吧煙霧瀰漫的舞池上跳著咆勃舞。
bop across + place (bebop-style)
On Saturdays, Joaquín teaches older people how to bop to classic bebop records.
週六時，Joaquín 教年長者如何隨經典咆勃唱片跳咆勃舞。
bop to + bebop / jazz music
Henrik learned to bop from his grandfather, who had danced in 1950s Chicago.
Henrik 是跟祖父學跳咆勃舞的，祖父年輕時在 1950 年代的芝加哥跳過。
At the wedding, the older guests bopped to the bebop band the whole evening.
婚禮上，年長的賓客整個晚上都跟著咆勃樂團跳咆勃舞。
文法句型
bop to bebop
bop across the floor
用法筆記
Tied to the bebop and early modern jazz world, so it usually appears with jazz settings or older speakers. Distinguish from sense 1, which is general pop dancing without the jazz history.