bleep
US /bliːp/
UK /bliːp/
名詞
嗶嗶聲, 電子提示音
a short, high-pitched sound, typically produced by electronic equipment
範例:
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The microwave gave a final bleep to signal the food was ready.
微波爐發出了最後一聲嗶嗶聲，表示食物已準備好。
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I heard a faint bleep from the smoke detector.
我聽到煙霧探測器發出了微弱的嗶嗶聲。
動詞
1.
嗶嗶作響, 發出電子提示音
to make a short, high-pitched sound
範例:
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The alarm clock started to bleep at 6 AM.
鬧鐘在早上6點開始嗶嗶作響。
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The car's sensors bleeped as I got too close to the wall.
當我離牆太近時，汽車的傳感器嗶嗶作響。
2.
嗶掉, 消音
to censor a word or phrase, especially an offensive one, by replacing it with a bleeping sound
範例:
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The swear word was bleeped out on television.
髒話在電視上被嗶掉了。
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They had to bleep several parts of the interview.
他們不得不嗶掉採訪的幾個部分。
感歎詞
該死, 見鬼
used to replace a swear word or offensive term
範例:
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Oh, bleep! I forgot my wallet.
哦，該死！我忘了帶錢包。
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What the bleep was that noise?
那到底是什麼聲音？