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

• 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。
• 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。
• That is a blip for a market that was already up 62 per cent for the year.
  对于今年已经上涨62%的上海股市而言，这是一个信号。
• Do these numbers indicate a profound rethinking of our political orientation or are they just a blip?
  这些数目意味着我们对政治定位的深刻反思，还是仅仅代表一种迹象？
• From today's vantage point, the 1987 crash seems just a blip in the upward progress of the market
  今天看来，1987年的崩盘似乎只是股市上升进程中的一次小小挫折。
• In fact, my life is only a small blip on the radar of history.
  其实，我的生命只是历史长河中小小的一点。
• I was trying to become something more than just a blip on the radar screen.
  我不单单想做雷达屏幕上的一个光点。
• Higher commodity prices have caused a blip in inflation.
  大宗商品价格上涨引发通胀率暂时上升。
• 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。
• The study analysed weather along the East Coast of America during summer, and found that there is a blip in the number of tornadoes and hailstorms mid-week-and it can't be explained away by isolated events, or by improvements in weather reporting.
  研究人员分析了美国东海岸夏季的气候，发现龙卷风和冰雹多发生在一周中间时段。这一现象不是孤立事件，也不是天气预报出现了失误。