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单词 beep
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Definition of beep in English:

beep

noun biːpbip
  • A short, high-pitched sound emitted by electronic equipment or a vehicle horn.

    leave a message after the beep
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The computer was turned on and played a short song out of beeps and blips, quite original, Katana thought.
    • This computer occasionally emitted beeps and tones.
    • The beginning message ended and the beep sounded, but there didn't seem to be anyone on the other end.
    • From the entrance to the gym, he clicked the alarm for his car and the little beep sounded.
    • I'd started to protest by saying that she was technically my daughter too and that I had the right to talk to her about it, but there was a click and the beeps sounded, signaling that she'd hung up on me.
    • Pushing a few buttons on the alarm, a beep sounded and she gave me a brief smile.
    • My alarm sounded Monday morning, as usual, bringing me out of my slumber with a series of deranged, high-pitched beeps.
    • Hello, you have reached Gram, please leave a message at the sound of the beep.
    • Three high-pitched beeps rang out from the box and she raised the top off of it.
    • So, when you activate the Smart Alarm as you leave your car, it will produce a succession of short beeps.
    • There's also the beeps emitted from the reverse parking sensor.
    • It has no loudspeaker and the only sound it can emit is a beep.
    • Numerous electronic flashes, beeps, and the sounds of heart resuscitators occur with increasing intensity.
    • Sorry I couldn't come to the phone right now, but leave your name number and a short message after the beep and I'll holler right back atcha!
    • The sound of an electronic beep, over and over again, echoing my heartbeats.
    • Whereas a beep or alarm could sound whenever a forward pass is made and a player is in an offside decision.
    • The alarm clock was vibrating and a loud beep was emitting from it every couple of seconds.
    • Someone was beeping a car horn, long and short beeps that sounded like Morse code.
    • Promptly at ten ‘till eight, there were two sharp car horn beeps from in front of my house.
    • Three loud beeps emitted throughout the hallway and the lady's voiced echoed.
    Synonyms
    audible warning, purr, purring, ring, ringing, note, tone, beep, bleep, meep, warble, signal, alarm, alert
verb biːpbip
[no object]
  • 1(of a horn or electronic device) produce a beep.

    the machines were beeping and the tills humming
    Example sentencesExamples
    • After a minute, the machine beeped and the green light on the side flashed, indicating that her card had been cleared.
    • Different mechanical devices beeped and whirred on tables and panels.
    • I smiled back at her and we talked until the oven beeped, telling us that the chicken was ready to be devoured.
    • The car horn beeped, signaling that my father was getting extremely impatient.
    • I was just about to sit down when Matt's heart monitor started beeping wildly.
    • I groan when one of the devices starts beeping or ringing or humming in a darkened theater.
    • Around fifteen minutes later, they heard a horn beeping in the distance.
    • His computer beeped, signalling to him that the results he was looking for were found.
    • I woke up the next morning with my answering machine beeping happily.
    • Machines beeped and buzzed throughout the empty hospital room.
    • At ten past eight, a horn beeped from outside her house.
    • Car horns beeped, children screamed, cash registers rang through open doorways.
    • In the kitchen, the oven beeped that the timer had run out.
    • The machine beeped, signaling that the first message was finished.
    • I can hear their alarm clocks beep, see their lights flick on.
    • I hear horns beeping from every direction and they only keep getting louder.
    • The sound of heart monitors beeping out of sync with each other faded as I opened the door and walked out.
    • Horns beeped and a slight drizzle fell, beating against the windows.
    • Once it locks onto the exact source of the signal, the detector starts beeping.
    • Computers beep randomly between keystrokes, when Enter is pressed, or when the screen changes.
    Synonyms
    purr, sound, reverberate, ring, beep, bleep, warble
    1. 1.1North American with object Summon (someone) by means of a pager.
      they have themselves beeped in restaurants
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She decided to beep her uncle, professor Wanez.
      • Yes, that's right, you can stick the probe in the meat, set the thing to beep you when it hits the right temperature, and toddle off to the deck with a Tom Collins.
      • The idea is to allow them to have more time doing other things - they will be beeped for the rides when their turn comes.
      • As one might expect, people who were watching TV when we beeped them reported feeling relaxed and passive.
      • This could be one of his juiciest scoops in months, and it was all Jared could do to stop himself from beeping Todd again.
      • She offers to make fettuccine for dinner and is about to dump some other kind of pasta into cold water when Falcon, one of Aiden's contacts, beeps him in code.
      • You may contact me by email, or beep me or call me at home.
      • She was asleep at the hotel when I beeped her, but she admitted that she would do anything to get away from Alex.
      • His Palm now beeps him to take the drug, as well as his vitamins.
      • So I beep him and we have a little chat about things and I tell him I'm very unhappy and he should come round… maybe he will, maybe not… we know what that means.
      • ‘I will beep her for you, she will be here in a few moments’ the nurse answered concern showed on the man's face.

Origin

1920s: imitative.

Rhymes

asleep, bleep, cheap, cheep, creep, deep, heap, Jeep, keep, leap, neap, neep, peep, reap, seep, sheep, skin-deep, sleep, steep, Streep, sweep, veep, weep
 
 

Definition of beep in US English:

beep

nounbēpbip
  • A short, high-pitched sound emitted by electronic equipment or a vehicle horn.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'd started to protest by saying that she was technically my daughter too and that I had the right to talk to her about it, but there was a click and the beeps sounded, signaling that she'd hung up on me.
    • Hello, you have reached Gram, please leave a message at the sound of the beep.
    • So, when you activate the Smart Alarm as you leave your car, it will produce a succession of short beeps.
    • From the entrance to the gym, he clicked the alarm for his car and the little beep sounded.
    • The sound of an electronic beep, over and over again, echoing my heartbeats.
    • Whereas a beep or alarm could sound whenever a forward pass is made and a player is in an offside decision.
    • The computer was turned on and played a short song out of beeps and blips, quite original, Katana thought.
    • Three high-pitched beeps rang out from the box and she raised the top off of it.
    • There's also the beeps emitted from the reverse parking sensor.
    • My alarm sounded Monday morning, as usual, bringing me out of my slumber with a series of deranged, high-pitched beeps.
    • Someone was beeping a car horn, long and short beeps that sounded like Morse code.
    • Three loud beeps emitted throughout the hallway and the lady's voiced echoed.
    • The beginning message ended and the beep sounded, but there didn't seem to be anyone on the other end.
    • Numerous electronic flashes, beeps, and the sounds of heart resuscitators occur with increasing intensity.
    • This computer occasionally emitted beeps and tones.
    • The alarm clock was vibrating and a loud beep was emitting from it every couple of seconds.
    • Pushing a few buttons on the alarm, a beep sounded and she gave me a brief smile.
    • Sorry I couldn't come to the phone right now, but leave your name number and a short message after the beep and I'll holler right back atcha!
    • It has no loudspeaker and the only sound it can emit is a beep.
    • Promptly at ten ‘till eight, there were two sharp car horn beeps from in front of my house.
    Synonyms
    audible warning, purr, purring, ring, ringing, note, tone, beep, bleep, meep, warble, signal, alarm, alert
verbbēpbip
[no object]
  • 1(of a horn or electronic device) produce a short, high-pitched sound.

    radio receivers squawked and beeped
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I smiled back at her and we talked until the oven beeped, telling us that the chicken was ready to be devoured.
    • The car horn beeped, signaling that my father was getting extremely impatient.
    • The machine beeped, signaling that the first message was finished.
    • Horns beeped and a slight drizzle fell, beating against the windows.
    • In the kitchen, the oven beeped that the timer had run out.
    • His computer beeped, signalling to him that the results he was looking for were found.
    • I hear horns beeping from every direction and they only keep getting louder.
    • After a minute, the machine beeped and the green light on the side flashed, indicating that her card had been cleared.
    • Once it locks onto the exact source of the signal, the detector starts beeping.
    • Computers beep randomly between keystrokes, when Enter is pressed, or when the screen changes.
    • The sound of heart monitors beeping out of sync with each other faded as I opened the door and walked out.
    • I woke up the next morning with my answering machine beeping happily.
    • I was just about to sit down when Matt's heart monitor started beeping wildly.
    • Car horns beeped, children screamed, cash registers rang through open doorways.
    • I can hear their alarm clocks beep, see their lights flick on.
    • I groan when one of the devices starts beeping or ringing or humming in a darkened theater.
    • At ten past eight, a horn beeped from outside her house.
    • Machines beeped and buzzed throughout the empty hospital room.
    • Around fifteen minutes later, they heard a horn beeping in the distance.
    • Different mechanical devices beeped and whirred on tables and panels.
    Synonyms
    purr, sound, reverberate, ring, beep, bleep, warble
    1. 1.1North American with object Summon (someone) by means of a pager.
      they have themselves beeped in restaurants
      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘I will beep her for you, she will be here in a few moments’ the nurse answered concern showed on the man's face.
      • This could be one of his juiciest scoops in months, and it was all Jared could do to stop himself from beeping Todd again.
      • You may contact me by email, or beep me or call me at home.
      • She offers to make fettuccine for dinner and is about to dump some other kind of pasta into cold water when Falcon, one of Aiden's contacts, beeps him in code.
      • The idea is to allow them to have more time doing other things - they will be beeped for the rides when their turn comes.
      • Yes, that's right, you can stick the probe in the meat, set the thing to beep you when it hits the right temperature, and toddle off to the deck with a Tom Collins.
      • His Palm now beeps him to take the drug, as well as his vitamins.
      • As one might expect, people who were watching TV when we beeped them reported feeling relaxed and passive.
      • So I beep him and we have a little chat about things and I tell him I'm very unhappy and he should come round… maybe he will, maybe not… we know what that means.
      • She was asleep at the hotel when I beeped her, but she admitted that she would do anything to get away from Alex.
      • She decided to beep her uncle, professor Wanez.

Origin

1920s: imitative.

 
 
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