1948, shortening of bebop or rebop; as a verb, "play bop music, play (a song) in a bop style," from 1948. It soon came to mean "do any sort of dance to pop music" (1956). Related: Bopped; bopping.
The musical movement had its own lingo, which was in vogue in U.S. early 1950s. "Life" magazine [Sept. 29, 1952] listed examples of bop talk: crazy "new, wonderful, wildly exciting;" gone (adj.) "the tops--superlative of crazy;" cool (adj.) "tasty, pretty;" goof "to blow a wrong note or make a mistake;" hipster "modern version of hepcat;" dig "to understand, appreciate the subtleties of;" stoned "drunk, captivated, ecstatic, sent out of this world;" flip (v.) "to react enthusiastically." [Life Sept. 29, 1952]
双语例句
1. People just want a good tune and a good bop.
人们只是希望能伴着欢快的曲子尽情地跳博普舞。
来自柯林斯例句
2. They can rock and roll, they can tango, but they can't bop.
他们会跳摇滚，会跳探戈，就是不会跳博普舞。
来自柯林斯例句
3. When the bit goes through the BOP, slow down, please!
当钻头通过防喷器时, 慢一点放.
来自互联网
4. Stack the risers on the rack with the BOP crane.
防喷器吊车将隔水管排入管架内.
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5. Hoist the BOP stack with the hook and have an overall check.
