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

• 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。
• 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。
• But the logic of long-term trends of decline will continue after this blip.
  但这次短暂的亮眼表现之后，西方衰退长期趋势的逻辑将延续下去。
• 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。
• Those investments diversified the company but barely caused a blip in earnings.
  这些投资虽然使公司愈加多样化，但它们对公司收入的贡献率基本可以忽略不计。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Mr Cheng said he believed the fall in Chinese demand was just a "blip in the uptrend".
  郑良豪表示，他相信中国黄金需求的下降只是“上升大势中的小插曲”。
• 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？