单词 | bleep |
释义 | bleep /bleep/, n. 1. a brief, constant beeping sound, usually of a high pitch and generated by an electronic device. 2. such an electronic sound used to replace a censored word or phrase, as on a television broadcast. 3. Also, blip. (used as a euphemism to indicate the omission or deletion of an obscenity or other objectionable word). v.i. 4. (of an electronic device) to emit a series of bleeps as an audible signal, summons, or warning. v.t. 5. Also, blip. to censor (an obscene, vulgar, or other objectionable word or phrase) from a radio or television broadcast by deleting from the audio signal, leaving a gap or an electronic tone: The word was bleeped out of the comedian's routine. [1950-55; perh. imit.] |
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