| 释义 |
pop-up, n. and a.|ˈpɒpʌp|
[f. pop v.1 + up adv.1]
A. n.
1. Baseball. A ball which is hit softly up into the air and is easily caught.
1906Spalding's Offic. Base Ball Guide 126 A trapped ball play was made when runners were on bases, and a ‘pop-up’ fly ball was expected to be caught. 1926Amer. Speech I. 369/1 A ‘pop-up’, for an infantile attempt to hit, is beautifully characteristic of the contempt prompting its use. 1950Sun (Baltimore) 6 Oct. (B ed.) 19/6 He hoisted four infield pop-ups. 1974Evening Herald (Rock Hill, S. Carolina) 19 Apr. 7/1 Hager drew another intentional walk loading the bases but Holmes escaped the jam by getting Conner on a popup to third and Larry Hinson on a fly to right. 1978Time 3 July 60/1 One of their catchers, Frank Mancuso, was a former lieutenant who had injured his back during parachute training; he could neither remain in the Army nor look skyward for a pop-up.
2. A pop-up toaster, trailer, etc.
1970New Yorker 14 Nov. 49/3 Browned off like a piece of toast in a broken pop-up. 1976Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Aug. 991 (Advt.), We manufacture jigsaw puzzles, pop-ups and other educational toys. 1978Sunday Sun-Times (Chicago) 1 Jan. 122/1 Another popular RV type is the camping trailer, or ‘pop-up’. 1978Detroit Free Press 2 Apr. 17f/3, '75 Apache pop-up, slps 8, refrig, stove, heater, awning, exc cond.
B. adj.
a. Designed to pop up or having a component that pops up.
b. With a mechanism which causes something to pop up; esp. pop-up toaster: an electric toaster in which the sliced bread pops up when it is ready.
1934in Webster. 1959C. Ogburn Marauders (1960) ii. 65 We shot off quantities of ammunition, mostly at informal or pop-up targets. 1959‘E. McBain’ Pusher v. 42 The precinct house..did not boast chintz curtains or pop-up toasters. 1960S. Kauffmann If it be Love i. vi. 90 An electric dishwasher and deep freeze and pop-up toaster. 1962N. Freeling Love in Amsterdam i. 29 The pretty girl..flipped a pop-up file like those for telephone numbers. 1962Which? Car Suppl. Apr. 55/1 The Austin A60 was the only car which did not have pop-up knobs..which show easily whether the doors are locked or not. 1963S. Marshall Exper. in Educ. iv. 153 Every illustration is conceived and executed as a ‘pop-up’ scene. 1966Listener 24 Nov. 755/1 This is a toaster of standard performance—the pop-up kind. 1972Times 6 Dec. 22/6 A birthday card, with a pop-up centre. 1973Country Life 19 July 151/3 For large lawns the most advanced system is the pop-up sprinkler..small spray nozzles which only appear above turf level when the water is turned on. 1975Evening News 26 Apr. 4/1 London motorists may soon face..pop-up metal barriers..to keep them off bus-only lanes. 1978Dumfries Courier 20 Oct. 27/3 (Advt.), Hoover pop-up toaster in very good order, {pstlg}8.50. 1978Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Dec. 1400/3 Pop-up books are a different roaming ground for the imagination. |