| 单词 |
pop-out |
| 释义 |
pop-out|ˈpɒpaʊt|
[pop-.]
1. The act of popping out, as when a cork is drawn.
1836T. Hook G. Gurney III. 32 The creaking of a corkscrew, followed by the pop-out of a cork.
2. In surfing: a mass-produced surfboard.
1963Surfing Yearbk. 42/2 Popouts, mass produced surfboards. 1965N.Z. Listener 17 Dec. 5/1 Surfers will advise you to buy a custom-built board..rather than the mass-produced ‘pop-out’. 1969Observer 3 Aug. 31/2 Mass-produced fibreglass surfboards, known as ‘pop outs’, were soon being produced in this country as well as special custom-built boards to meet more individual requirements. Pop outs today sell from about {pstlg}27 and custom⁓built boards from {pstlg}37. 1970Studies in English (Univ. Cape Town) I. 28 The air of individuality surrounding a surfer extends to his board, and so pop-out, meaning a mass-produced surfboard ‘popped out’ of a mould, is usually a derogatory term.
3. attrib. or as adj. Designating that which pops out (in various senses); spec. of the windscreen of a motor vehicle: designed to ‘pop out’ on impact.
1963Lebende Sprachen VIII. 167/1 Pop-out windshield. 1967Autocar 5 Oct. 45 (Advt.), The same people who care about all-round disc brakes, ‘pop-out’ safety windscreen, rally-proved suspension and seats designed by an orthopaedic surgeon. 1968Listener 21 Mar. 391/3 The new high-peformance laminated windscreens which since 1966 have cut injuries substantially in the States, or the ‘pop-out’ screens favoured by Mercedes-Benz and Volvo. 1968A. Diment Bang-Bang Birds v. 72, I rejected..pop⁓out piano wire..and poison gas spray. |
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