| 释义 |
blip
I. \ˈblip\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: imitative
1. : a short crisp sound
< the blip of a switch button >
2. : an image on a radar screen
II. verb
(blipped ; blipped ; blipping ; blips)
transitive verb
: to strike or slap
intransitive verb
: to make or cause a blip
III. noun
1. : an interruption of sound occurring as a result of blipping
2. : a transient sharp move up or down (as in a quantity commonly shown on a graph)
< the systems account for a blip in sales >
3. : something relatively small or inconsequential within a larger context
< made a blip on the pop music scene in the 1960's — Rob Hoerburger >
< a tiny blip of civilization in the midst of the vast … wilderness — Dean Kuipers >
IV. transitive verb
: to remove (recorded matter) from a magnetic tape so that there is an interruption in the reproduced sound or picture
< swearwords blipped by a censor > |