| 单词 | gremlin |
| 释义 | gremlin /grem"lin/, n. 1. a mischievous invisible being, said by airplane pilots in World War II to cause engine trouble and mechanical difficulties. 2. any cause of trouble, difficulties, etc. [1925-30; of obscure orig; in its earliest attested use, an RAF term for a low-ranking officer or enlisted man assigned the most onerous duties; later development perh. affected by phonetic resemblance to GOBLIN] Syn. 1. See goblin. |
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