| 单词 | blip |
| 释义 | blip (blɪp ) Word forms: blips 1. countable noun A blip is 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. 2. countable noun A blip in 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. 3. countable noun A blip in a situation is a sudden but temporary change or interruption in it. ...a minor blip in the upward trajectory of the markets. Collocations: little blip He's had a little blip and there's always a big fuss made about it. Times, Sunday Times Fortunately, these massive explosions occur only once every 500 years, but this week's little blip serves as a reminder of the power of our nearby, friendly yet threatening star. The Sun Is he going through one of life's little blips? Times, Sunday Times But when you have the little blips, we have the structure, we have the management staff to deal with that in order to get us back into line. The Sun Each page has only a few characters; several also carry the imprint of the edge of the stamp, or little blips of ink. The Times Literary Supplement Those hoping our current troubles are a mere blip might consider that those shares did not recover until 1954. Times, Sunday Times Does this represent a slump, or a mere blip? Times, Sunday Times It was a mere blip in her otherwise unstoppable rise. Times, Sunday Times But it was a mere blip in bilateral relations that were already strained. Times, Sunday Times My own life seems to telescope away to a mere blip by comparison. Times, Sunday Times Yet that was a minor blip in the relentless progress. Times, Sunday Times That was just a minor blip on a quite unbelievable campaign. The Sun Besides, with things moving so swiftly, what seems so urgent now will soon appear a minor blip. Times, Sunday Times Appropriating the broader reality of a situation for political gain was nothing more than a 'minor blip'. Times, Sunday Times But this minor blip was followed by an e-mail from another customer asking why the renovation of a village house was now three months overdue. Times, Sunday Times I have no idea and, to be fair, it might be a statistical blip. Times, Sunday Times Does he get a lot of maracas, with the single set of 2007-08 being a mere statistical blip? Times, Sunday Times But it could just as easily be a statistical blip. Times, Sunday Times But her authority put high death rates down to a 'statistical blip'. The Sun The good news for one of the world's top terrestrial predators has, however, yet to be shown to be more than a statistical blip. Times, Sunday Times It will take until next summer to prove whether this is a temporary blip or an underlying problem. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We see this as a temporary blip. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The rises in house prices in recent months have become increasingly hard to dismiss as a temporary blip. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Translations: Chinese: 光点 Japanese: レーダースクリーン上などで表示される輝点・シグナル |
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