词汇 | blip |
释义 | blip Colours & soundsblip /blɪp/ noun [countableC] 1 CTPEa short high electronic sound, or a flashing light on the screen of a piece of electronic equipment 〔电子仪器发出的〕哔哔声;〔电子仪器屏幕上的〕光点 blips on a radar screen 雷达屏幕上的光点 2 PAUSEa short pause or change in a process or activity, especially when the situation gets worse for a while before it improves again 暂时的问题,暂时的变故 A government spokesman described the rise in inflation as a temporary blip. 一位政府发言人称通货膨胀率上升只是暂时现象。 Examples from the Corpus blip• Conference-goers, though, brushed aside the news as a blip on the political radar screen.• Perhaps the increase in inflation in recent months is merely a blip?• A dozen flying machines and their pilots would be no more than a blip on a piece of magnetic tape.• Some scholars say it will be regarded as only the slightest of blips on the radar screen of history.• Except for the blip this month, unemployment has continued to fall this year.• Most significant for Ipswich, though, is that they seem to have come out of their winter blip relatively unscathed. temporary blip• The tiny athlete believes her rare lapse in Tokyo was just a temporary blip in a career of major championship success.• You will recognise them for no more or less than temporary blips on a radar screen of satisfaction.• Again, we must focus on structural, ongoing deficits, rather than temporary blips that naturally accompany recessions. From Longman Business Dictionary blipblip /blɪp/ noun [countableC] a change in which a situation gets worse for a short time, and then usually gets better again soon afterwards These are definitely not short-term investments and not for anyone who panics every time there is a blip in the stock market. (1800-1900) From the sound of a sudden light hit |
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