| 单词 | bug |
| 释义 | bug bug1 /bug/, n. , v. , bugged, bugging. n. 1. Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect. 2. (loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate. 3. Informal. any microorganism, esp. a virus: He was laid up for a week by an intestinal bug. 4. Informal. a defect or imperfection, as in a mechanical device, computer program, or plan; glitch: The test flight discovered the bugs in the new plane. 5. Informal. a. a person who has a great enthusiasm for something; fan or hobbyist: a hi-fi bug. b. a craze or obsession: He's got the sports-car bug. 6. Informal. a. a hidden microphone or other electronic eavesdropping device. b. any of various small mechanical or electrical gadgets, as one to influence a gambling device, give warning of an intruder, or indicate location. 7. a mark, as an asterisk, that indicates a particular item, level, etc. 8. Horse Racing. the five-pound weight allowance that can be claimed by an apprentice jockey. 9. a telegraph key that automatically transmits a series of dots when moved to one side and one dash when moved to the other. 10. Poker Slang. a joker that can be used only as an ace or as a wild card to fill a straight or a flush. 11. Print. a label printed on certain matter to indicate that it was produced by a union shop. 12. any of various fishing plugs resembling an insect. 13. Chiefly Brit. a bedbug. 14. put a bug in someone's ear, to give someone a subtle suggestion; hint: We put a bug in his ear about a new gymnasium. v.t. Informal. 15. to install a secret listening device in (a room, building, etc.) or on (a telephone or other device): The phone had been bugged. 16. to bother; annoy; pester: She's bugging him to get her into show business. 17. bug off, Slang. to leave or depart, esp. rapidly: I can't help you, so bug off. 18. bug out, Slang. to flee in panic; show panic or alarm. [1615-25; 1885-90 for def. 4; 1910-15 for def. 5a; 1915-20 for def. 15; 1945-50 for def. 16; earlier bugge beetle, appar. alter. of ME budde, OE -budda beetle; sense "leave" obscurely related to other senses and perh. of distinct orig.] Syn. 16. nag, badger, harass, plague, needle. bug2 /bug/, n. Obs. a bogy; hobgoblin. [1350-1400; ME bugge scarecrow, demon, perh. < Welsh bwg ghost] |
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