blips

英 [blɪps]

美 [blɪps]

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
blip的第三人称单数和复数

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。