blip

英 [blɪp]

美 [blɪp]

n.  目标(显示)标志(仪表屏幕上的闪亮光点，有时伴有短促尖声); 变故; 暂时性问题
vi.  发哔哔声; 发信号; （雷达等屏幕上）出现光点; 出现波动

复数：blips　第三人称单数：blips　过去式：blipped　

电力

Collins.1 / BNC.18830 / COCA.14928

牛津词典

noun

• 目标（显示）标志（仪表屏幕上的闪亮光点，有时伴有短促尖声）
  a bright light flashing on the screen of a piece of equipment, sometimes with a short high sound
• 变故；暂时性问题
  a change in a process or situation, usually when it gets worse for a short time before it gets better; a temporary problem
  1. a temporary blip
     暂时的麻烦

柯林斯词典

• （雷达等仪器屏幕上的伴有短促尖声的）光点，信号
  Ablipis a small spot of light, sometimes occurring with a short, high-pitched sound, which flashes on and off regularly on a piece of equipment such as a radar screen.
• （直线上的）转折点，跳点
  Ablipin a straight line, such as the line on a graph, is a point at which the line suddenly makes a sharp change of direction before returning to its original direction.
• N-COUNT 暂时的突变；突然的中断
  Ablipin a situation is a sudden but temporary change or interruption in it.
  1. Interest rates generally have been declining since last spring, despite a few upward blips in recent weeks.
     尽管近几周出现了几次短暂的回升，但自去年春天开始利率在整体上还是一直呈下降趋势。

英英释义

noun

• a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
  Synonym:pipradar target
• a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption
  1. the market had one bad blip today
  2. you can't react to the day-to-day blips
  3. renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales

双语例句

• This suggests that Yum faces more structural problems than simply a blip caused by the recent food safety scandals.
  这说明，百胜所面临的更多是结构性问题，而不止是近期食品安全丑闻带来的暂时麻烦。
• Kobe was a human tragedy but an economic blip.
  神户地震是一场人类悲剧，但其经济影响较为短暂。
• This blip has been compounded by several other pessimistic indicators.
  这种暂时现象中还夹杂着其它一些悲观指标。
• Rescue one, we've got a blip on infrared.
  救援一队，我们用红外线找到一个显示位点。
• Aircraft now move across a controller's green radar screen as a blip of light.
  飞机现在像发光的信号一样在控制器的绿色雷达屏幕上移动。
• So a fall in overall consumption is a blip for most people, but a slump for those near the top.
  因此，对于多数人来说，总体消费的下降只是一种短暂的偏离，但对于接近顶层的人群而言，就成了一种暴跌。
• Will this prove to be a mere blip or something more fundamental?
  此次危机将被证明仅仅是个小插曲，还是某种更为根本性的东西？
• Was it just a temporary blip on an otherwise healthy growth curve?
  这是否是原本良好的增长曲线中暂时的偏离？
• Or is the current climate merely a blip in an otherwise relatively smooth upward trajectory?
  抑或是目前的趋势只不过是另一个相对平稳向上轨迹中的短暂波动？
• The spokesperson said that the rise in interest rates was just a blip.
  发言人说利率增长只是一个暂时的问题。