pop

Compared meaning: a fizzy sweet drink (noun).

比较义项：汽水（名词）。

• pop 本词

  Informal and regional, used mainly in the US Midwest and Canada; sounds distinctly local and may confuse speakers from other regions.

  比较口语化、带地域色彩，主要用于美国中西部和加拿大；带有明显的地方特色，可能会让其他地区的人感到陌生。

  Where I grew up in Ohio, people call soft drinks pop.

  在我长大的俄亥俄州，人们把汽水叫做pop。

• soda

  The more widely understood American term for a fizzy soft drink, common in most regions, restaurants, and writing.

  是美式英语中更为通用的说法，指有汽的甜味饮料，在大多数地区、餐馆和书面语中都很常见。

  At most American diners, you can order a soda with your burger.

  在大多数美国餐馆，你点汉堡时可以搭配点一份soda。

Pop and soda both mean a fizzy sweet drink. The difference is mainly regional: pop is common in the American Midwest and in Canada, while soda is used more widely across the United States and in most English-speaking places.

这两个词在“汽水”这个意思上很接近，都指有汽的甜味饮料，区别主要在于地域和语域：pop在美国中西部和加拿大更常用，soda则在美国沿海地区及大多数英语国家更通用、更常见。这里不比较pop作动词表示“突然爆裂”的意思（如气球突然爆开）。

Compared meaning: liked by many people (adjective).

比较义项：受很多人喜欢、流行（形容词）。

• popular

  General, all-purpose word for being liked or enjoyed by many people over a long time; can describe people, places, food, or ideas; used freely both before a noun and after "be".

  泛指长期被许多人喜爱或欣赏，可以形容人、地方、食物或想法，用法自由，既可放在名词前，也可用在be动词后。

  That restaurant is popular because the food is cheap and tasty.

  那家餐厅很受欢迎，因为它的食物便宜又好吃。

• pop 本词

  Informal word mainly describing something currently trendy in music, fashion, or culture; almost always placed directly before a noun such as music or culture, rather than after "be"; narrower and more casual than popular.

  较为口语化，主要形容音乐、时尚或文化方面当下正流行的事物，几乎总是直接放在如music、culture这样的名词前，而不用在be动词后，比popular语域更随意、范围更窄。

  This catchy song became the biggest pop hit of the summer.

  这首朗朗上口的歌曲成为了今年夏天最热门的流行金曲。

Popular and pop both mean liked by many people. Popular is the general word for anything loved for a long time, used before a noun or after "be." Pop is more informal, meaning trendy now in music or culture, and usually stands before a noun.

这两个词在“受欢迎、流行”这一意义上很接近，但popular泛指长期被许多人或大众喜爱的人、事物或想法，用法自由，既可放在名词前，也可用在be动词后；pop语气更口语化，特指当下时髦的音乐、时尚或文化，几乎总是直接放在如music、culture这样的名词前，语域更随意，范围也更窄。这里不比较pop表示“（气球等）爆裂”的动词义。