Definition of gremlin in English:

gremlin

noun ˈɡrɛmlɪnˈɡrɛmlən

informal

1An imaginary mischievous sprite regarded as responsible for an unexplained mechanical or electronic problem or fault.
〈非正式〉（被认为导致出现原因不明的机械或电子等故障或差错的）小妖精
a gremlin in my computer omitted a line
我电脑里的小精灵将文档删掉了一行。
Example sentencesExamples
- When you pick up your Monday issue and your column has been shifted around and replaced with citations from the New Testament, you will find that these gremlins have been up to their mischief once again.
- In the meantime, I'm going to go kill the gremlin that keeps posting on my computer.
- Normally I would have done this, but this morning some internet gremlins seem to have interfered with my ability to get coherent access to the online edition.
- Unfortunately for the huge crowd at Stacks Field the old gremlins came back to haunt them as 15 points were leaked and Selby returned with a point they couldn't have dreamt of at three-quarter time.
- One-to-one sessions are being offered to help people chase away computer gremlins throughout the week.
- The plan, with its fixed goals and firm dates, assumed a level of control that I could never have achieved - over the weather, the seas, the gremlins in the engine room, and scores of other factors.
- The reason for there being no column from Castlewellan was a combination of lack of time and gremlins playing havoc with my PC.
- But printer's gremlins don't harm a masterpiece.
- What is more risky, a live orchestra playing wrong notes or a gremlin getting into the electronics?
- They decided to do two days' club racing in Scotland in the hope of diagnosing and curing the fault before setting off to the TT and when the gremlins struck again in practice, they traced the problem and solved it.
- On today's cars full of electronics, that 10-minute examination can still save hours of chasing gremlins through the wires.
- By morning light the gremlins usually retreat.
- He also had ambitions to write restaurant reviews for a student rag and partook of a few free meals with that end in mind, but when he handed in the disk it was blank, the work, he said, of a computer gremlin.
- If their testing of such fundamental aspects as this is flawed, what other gremlins might be waiting inside?
- I took it as an accident; some universal glitch; like a gremlin that was careless and let his existence be known.
- ‘Nobody should be surprised by the gremlins now coming out of the woodwork,’ says a Western investment banking source in Hong Kong.
- I know that gremlins get into projects, even mine, but these errors should have been cleaned up.
- Other glitches were maddening: Power window switches and reading lights on the Quest often seemed possessed by gremlins, and its sliding doors didn't close quite right.
- We wish to clarify that gremlins were responsible for yesterday's story naming Ben O'Connor as Cork hurling captain.
- Whilst you are fiddling with the electrics the gremlins will conspire to kick the engine into life.
Synonyms
fault, error, defect, flaw, imperfection, failing, breakdown
1. 1.1 An unexplained problem or fault.
  （原因不明的）故障，差错
  electrical gremlins are often difficult to locate
  Example sentencesExamples
  Fox presents Kingdom of Heaven in a breathtaking 2.35.1 anamorphic widescreen transfer that seems almost totally free of any digital gremlins.
  But his glory was shortlived and he dropped down the pack for an eventual seventh place finish when mechanical gremlins struck.
  McLaren must be facing Melbourne with mixed feelings, because for the past two years, they have had the quickest car on the track, only to fall away in the opening two races with mechanical gremlins.
  There are some scratches and blemishes visible in the very early going, but for the most part this is a shockingly bright, clean, clear transfer with almost no digital gremlins to complain about.
  If you want to hear something heretical in the digital age, I often still use an old analog cassette recorder, the venerable Sony TC-D5M It runs on D-Cells and is not subject to digital gremlins.
  He's on form, he's injury free and I think he'll do it if he stays clear of the mechanical gremlins.
  That's helped Ferrari flourish despite huge prices, mechanical gremlins and servicing costs that make a date with J-Lo look cheap.
  We also had an electrical gremlin that affected us for longer than what we thought.
  Unfortunately, we encountered some electrical gremlins in Pomona, and, as a result, we have had to backtrack to square one to establish a solid baseline.
  The Ferrari driver had the upper hand over team-mate Michael Schumacher on Friday, when the champion appeared to be in a strop that team insiders insisted had nothing to do with uncharacteristic electronic gremlins and understeer.
  Father-of-two Mr Broad has been having trouble with his Nissan Almeria but the mysterious electronic gremlins are striking a range of cars including Toyotas, Volkswagens and Land Rovers.
  We offer our condolences to Alicia Keys and Celine Dion, who were vexed by rare, but inexcusable, technical gremlins during their performances.
  In 2002 he retired due to mechanical gremlins, but in 2003 he finished 35th.
  However, it was to no avail as about three laps later he was sidelined with mechanical gremlins while his team mate Ralf Schumacher spun off and beached himself in the sand.
  This time the early season gremlins were of the electronic kind.
  To Martin Cullen I say, that is if he is left in power, maybe it would be a good idea to sort out the gremlins in electronic voting and give us all a break.
  The best pit crew in the business will help this team remain dominant - if Kenseth avoids the mechanical gremlins that have plagued his Roush Racing teammates.
  TRG struggled with mechanical gremlins during the Rolex Sports Car Series race at Laguna Seca Raceway.
  The South African ironed out the gremlins in his game - especially his service and return-of-serve - although he had to battle to gain the upperhand in the second set.
  Partnered by Nick Patrick the pair were beset by mechanical gremlins in 2004 after their roll on the Astra Stages.
  Synonyms
  defect, blemish, fault, imperfection, deficiency, weakness, weak point, weak spot, inadequacy, shortcoming, limitation, failing, foible

Origin

1940s: perhaps suggested by goblin.

It was pilots who first talked about gremlins, mischievous sprites responsible for any unexplained mechanical problems suffered by their planes. The earliest mention of them comes from the USA in the 1920s, but they are particularly associated with the Second World War. The word may be a combination of goblin and Fremlins, a type of beer—so these were the sort of creatures you see when you have had one too many.

Rhymes

Emlyn, Kremlin

Definition of gremlin in US English:

gremlin

nounˈɡrɛmlənˈɡremlən

informal

1An imaginary mischievous sprite regarded as responsible for an unexplained problem or fault, especially a mechanical or electronic one.
〈非正式〉（被认为导致出现原因不明的机械或电子等故障或差错的）小妖精
a gremlin in my computer omitted a line
我电脑里的小精灵将文档删掉了一行。
Example sentencesExamples
- By morning light the gremlins usually retreat.
- What is more risky, a live orchestra playing wrong notes or a gremlin getting into the electronics?
- He also had ambitions to write restaurant reviews for a student rag and partook of a few free meals with that end in mind, but when he handed in the disk it was blank, the work, he said, of a computer gremlin.
- Whilst you are fiddling with the electrics the gremlins will conspire to kick the engine into life.
- ‘Nobody should be surprised by the gremlins now coming out of the woodwork,’ says a Western investment banking source in Hong Kong.
- If their testing of such fundamental aspects as this is flawed, what other gremlins might be waiting inside?
- The plan, with its fixed goals and firm dates, assumed a level of control that I could never have achieved - over the weather, the seas, the gremlins in the engine room, and scores of other factors.
- I know that gremlins get into projects, even mine, but these errors should have been cleaned up.
- The reason for there being no column from Castlewellan was a combination of lack of time and gremlins playing havoc with my PC.
- I took it as an accident; some universal glitch; like a gremlin that was careless and let his existence be known.
- But printer's gremlins don't harm a masterpiece.
- Unfortunately for the huge crowd at Stacks Field the old gremlins came back to haunt them as 15 points were leaked and Selby returned with a point they couldn't have dreamt of at three-quarter time.
- We wish to clarify that gremlins were responsible for yesterday's story naming Ben O'Connor as Cork hurling captain.
- Normally I would have done this, but this morning some internet gremlins seem to have interfered with my ability to get coherent access to the online edition.
- When you pick up your Monday issue and your column has been shifted around and replaced with citations from the New Testament, you will find that these gremlins have been up to their mischief once again.
- Other glitches were maddening: Power window switches and reading lights on the Quest often seemed possessed by gremlins, and its sliding doors didn't close quite right.
- They decided to do two days' club racing in Scotland in the hope of diagnosing and curing the fault before setting off to the TT and when the gremlins struck again in practice, they traced the problem and solved it.
- In the meantime, I'm going to go kill the gremlin that keeps posting on my computer.
- One-to-one sessions are being offered to help people chase away computer gremlins throughout the week.
- On today's cars full of electronics, that 10-minute examination can still save hours of chasing gremlins through the wires.
Synonyms
fault, error, defect, flaw, imperfection, failing, breakdown
1. 1.1 An unexplained problem or fault.
  （原因不明的）故障，差错
  Example sentencesExamples
  In 2002 he retired due to mechanical gremlins, but in 2003 he finished 35th.
  Unfortunately, we encountered some electrical gremlins in Pomona, and, as a result, we have had to backtrack to square one to establish a solid baseline.
  This time the early season gremlins were of the electronic kind.
  However, it was to no avail as about three laps later he was sidelined with mechanical gremlins while his team mate Ralf Schumacher spun off and beached himself in the sand.
  The best pit crew in the business will help this team remain dominant - if Kenseth avoids the mechanical gremlins that have plagued his Roush Racing teammates.
  The South African ironed out the gremlins in his game - especially his service and return-of-serve - although he had to battle to gain the upperhand in the second set.
  Father-of-two Mr Broad has been having trouble with his Nissan Almeria but the mysterious electronic gremlins are striking a range of cars including Toyotas, Volkswagens and Land Rovers.
  We offer our condolences to Alicia Keys and Celine Dion, who were vexed by rare, but inexcusable, technical gremlins during their performances.
  There are some scratches and blemishes visible in the very early going, but for the most part this is a shockingly bright, clean, clear transfer with almost no digital gremlins to complain about.
  The Ferrari driver had the upper hand over team-mate Michael Schumacher on Friday, when the champion appeared to be in a strop that team insiders insisted had nothing to do with uncharacteristic electronic gremlins and understeer.
  If you want to hear something heretical in the digital age, I often still use an old analog cassette recorder, the venerable Sony TC-D5M It runs on D-Cells and is not subject to digital gremlins.
  McLaren must be facing Melbourne with mixed feelings, because for the past two years, they have had the quickest car on the track, only to fall away in the opening two races with mechanical gremlins.
  Fox presents Kingdom of Heaven in a breathtaking 2.35.1 anamorphic widescreen transfer that seems almost totally free of any digital gremlins.
  That's helped Ferrari flourish despite huge prices, mechanical gremlins and servicing costs that make a date with J-Lo look cheap.
  TRG struggled with mechanical gremlins during the Rolex Sports Car Series race at Laguna Seca Raceway.
  Partnered by Nick Patrick the pair were beset by mechanical gremlins in 2004 after their roll on the Astra Stages.
  But his glory was shortlived and he dropped down the pack for an eventual seventh place finish when mechanical gremlins struck.
  To Martin Cullen I say, that is if he is left in power, maybe it would be a good idea to sort out the gremlins in electronic voting and give us all a break.
  We also had an electrical gremlin that affected us for longer than what we thought.
  He's on form, he's injury free and I think he'll do it if he stays clear of the mechanical gremlins.
  Synonyms
  defect, blemish, fault, imperfection, deficiency, weakness, weak point, weak spot, inadequacy, shortcoming, limitation, failing, foible

Origin

1940s: perhaps suggested by goblin.

单词	gremlin
释义	Definition of gremlin in English: gremlin noun ˈɡrɛmlɪnˈɡrɛmlən informal 1An imaginary mischievous sprite regarded as responsible for an unexplained mechanical or electronic problem or fault. 〈非正式〉（被认为导致出现原因不明的机械或电子等故障或差错的）小妖精 a gremlin in my computer omitted a line 我电脑里的小精灵将文档删掉了一行。 Example sentencesExamples When you pick up your Monday issue and your column has been shifted around and replaced with citations from the New Testament, you will find that these gremlins have been up to their mischief once again. In the meantime, I'm going to go kill the gremlin that keeps posting on my computer. Normally I would have done this, but this morning some internet gremlins seem to have interfered with my ability to get coherent access to the online edition. Unfortunately for the huge crowd at Stacks Field the old gremlins came back to haunt them as 15 points were leaked and Selby returned with a point they couldn't have dreamt of at three-quarter time. One-to-one sessions are being offered to help people chase away computer gremlins throughout the week. The plan, with its fixed goals and firm dates, assumed a level of control that I could never have achieved - over the weather, the seas, the gremlins in the engine room, and scores of other factors. The reason for there being no column from Castlewellan was a combination of lack of time and gremlins playing havoc with my PC. But printer's gremlins don't harm a masterpiece. What is more risky, a live orchestra playing wrong notes or a gremlin getting into the electronics? They decided to do two days' club racing in Scotland in the hope of diagnosing and curing the fault before setting off to the TT and when the gremlins struck again in practice, they traced the problem and solved it. On today's cars full of electronics, that 10-minute examination can still save hours of chasing gremlins through the wires. By morning light the gremlins usually retreat. He also had ambitions to write restaurant reviews for a student rag and partook of a few free meals with that end in mind, but when he handed in the disk it was blank, the work, he said, of a computer gremlin. If their testing of such fundamental aspects as this is flawed, what other gremlins might be waiting inside? I took it as an accident; some universal glitch; like a gremlin that was careless and let his existence be known. ‘Nobody should be surprised by the gremlins now coming out of the woodwork,’ says a Western investment banking source in Hong Kong. I know that gremlins get into projects, even mine, but these errors should have been cleaned up. Other glitches were maddening: Power window switches and reading lights on the Quest often seemed possessed by gremlins, and its sliding doors didn't close quite right. We wish to clarify that gremlins were responsible for yesterday's story naming Ben O'Connor as Cork hurling captain. Whilst you are fiddling with the electrics the gremlins will conspire to kick the engine into life. Synonyms fault, error, defect, flaw, imperfection, failing, breakdown 1.1 An unexplained problem or fault. （原因不明的）故障，差错 electrical gremlins are often difficult to locate Example sentencesExamples Fox presents Kingdom of Heaven in a breathtaking 2.35.1 anamorphic widescreen transfer that seems almost totally free of any digital gremlins. But his glory was shortlived and he dropped down the pack for an eventual seventh place finish when mechanical gremlins struck. McLaren must be facing Melbourne with mixed feelings, because for the past two years, they have had the quickest car on the track, only to fall away in the opening two races with mechanical gremlins. There are some scratches and blemishes visible in the very early going, but for the most part this is a shockingly bright, clean, clear transfer with almost no digital gremlins to complain about. If you want to hear something heretical in the digital age, I often still use an old analog cassette recorder, the venerable Sony TC-D5M It runs on D-Cells and is not subject to digital gremlins. He's on form, he's injury free and I think he'll do it if he stays clear of the mechanical gremlins. That's helped Ferrari flourish despite huge prices, mechanical gremlins and servicing costs that make a date with J-Lo look cheap. We also had an electrical gremlin that affected us for longer than what we thought. Unfortunately, we encountered some electrical gremlins in Pomona, and, as a result, we have had to backtrack to square one to establish a solid baseline. The Ferrari driver had the upper hand over team-mate Michael Schumacher on Friday, when the champion appeared to be in a strop that team insiders insisted had nothing to do with uncharacteristic electronic gremlins and understeer. Father-of-two Mr Broad has been having trouble with his Nissan Almeria but the mysterious electronic gremlins are striking a range of cars including Toyotas, Volkswagens and Land Rovers. We offer our condolences to Alicia Keys and Celine Dion, who were vexed by rare, but inexcusable, technical gremlins during their performances. In 2002 he retired due to mechanical gremlins, but in 2003 he finished 35th. However, it was to no avail as about three laps later he was sidelined with mechanical gremlins while his team mate Ralf Schumacher spun off and beached himself in the sand. This time the early season gremlins were of the electronic kind. To Martin Cullen I say, that is if he is left in power, maybe it would be a good idea to sort out the gremlins in electronic voting and give us all a break. The best pit crew in the business will help this team remain dominant - if Kenseth avoids the mechanical gremlins that have plagued his Roush Racing teammates. TRG struggled with mechanical gremlins during the Rolex Sports Car Series race at Laguna Seca Raceway. The South African ironed out the gremlins in his game - especially his service and return-of-serve - although he had to battle to gain the upperhand in the second set. Partnered by Nick Patrick the pair were beset by mechanical gremlins in 2004 after their roll on the Astra Stages. Synonyms defect, blemish, fault, imperfection, deficiency, weakness, weak point, weak spot, inadequacy, shortcoming, limitation, failing, foible Origin 1940s: perhaps suggested by goblin. It was pilots who first talked about gremlins, mischievous sprites responsible for any unexplained mechanical problems suffered by their planes. The earliest mention of them comes from the USA in the 1920s, but they are particularly associated with the Second World War. The word may be a combination of goblin and Fremlins, a type of beer—so these were the sort of creatures you see when you have had one too many. Rhymes Emlyn, Kremlin Definition of gremlin in US English: gremlin nounˈɡrɛmlənˈɡremlən informal 1An imaginary mischievous sprite regarded as responsible for an unexplained problem or fault, especially a mechanical or electronic one. 〈非正式〉（被认为导致出现原因不明的机械或电子等故障或差错的）小妖精 a gremlin in my computer omitted a line 我电脑里的小精灵将文档删掉了一行。 Example sentencesExamples By morning light the gremlins usually retreat. What is more risky, a live orchestra playing wrong notes or a gremlin getting into the electronics? He also had ambitions to write restaurant reviews for a student rag and partook of a few free meals with that end in mind, but when he handed in the disk it was blank, the work, he said, of a computer gremlin. Whilst you are fiddling with the electrics the gremlins will conspire to kick the engine into life. ‘Nobody should be surprised by the gremlins now coming out of the woodwork,’ says a Western investment banking source in Hong Kong. If their testing of such fundamental aspects as this is flawed, what other gremlins might be waiting inside? The plan, with its fixed goals and firm dates, assumed a level of control that I could never have achieved - over the weather, the seas, the gremlins in the engine room, and scores of other factors. I know that gremlins get into projects, even mine, but these errors should have been cleaned up. The reason for there being no column from Castlewellan was a combination of lack of time and gremlins playing havoc with my PC. I took it as an accident; some universal glitch; like a gremlin that was careless and let his existence be known. But printer's gremlins don't harm a masterpiece. Unfortunately for the huge crowd at Stacks Field the old gremlins came back to haunt them as 15 points were leaked and Selby returned with a point they couldn't have dreamt of at three-quarter time. We wish to clarify that gremlins were responsible for yesterday's story naming Ben O'Connor as Cork hurling captain. Normally I would have done this, but this morning some internet gremlins seem to have interfered with my ability to get coherent access to the online edition. When you pick up your Monday issue and your column has been shifted around and replaced with citations from the New Testament, you will find that these gremlins have been up to their mischief once again. Other glitches were maddening: Power window switches and reading lights on the Quest often seemed possessed by gremlins, and its sliding doors didn't close quite right. They decided to do two days' club racing in Scotland in the hope of diagnosing and curing the fault before setting off to the TT and when the gremlins struck again in practice, they traced the problem and solved it. In the meantime, I'm going to go kill the gremlin that keeps posting on my computer. One-to-one sessions are being offered to help people chase away computer gremlins throughout the week. On today's cars full of electronics, that 10-minute examination can still save hours of chasing gremlins through the wires. Synonyms fault, error, defect, flaw, imperfection, failing, breakdown 1.1 An unexplained problem or fault. （原因不明的）故障，差错 Example sentencesExamples In 2002 he retired due to mechanical gremlins, but in 2003 he finished 35th. Unfortunately, we encountered some electrical gremlins in Pomona, and, as a result, we have had to backtrack to square one to establish a solid baseline. This time the early season gremlins were of the electronic kind. However, it was to no avail as about three laps later he was sidelined with mechanical gremlins while his team mate Ralf Schumacher spun off and beached himself in the sand. The best pit crew in the business will help this team remain dominant - if Kenseth avoids the mechanical gremlins that have plagued his Roush Racing teammates. The South African ironed out the gremlins in his game - especially his service and return-of-serve - although he had to battle to gain the upperhand in the second set. Father-of-two Mr Broad has been having trouble with his Nissan Almeria but the mysterious electronic gremlins are striking a range of cars including Toyotas, Volkswagens and Land Rovers. We offer our condolences to Alicia Keys and Celine Dion, who were vexed by rare, but inexcusable, technical gremlins during their performances. There are some scratches and blemishes visible in the very early going, but for the most part this is a shockingly bright, clean, clear transfer with almost no digital gremlins to complain about. The Ferrari driver had the upper hand over team-mate Michael Schumacher on Friday, when the champion appeared to be in a strop that team insiders insisted had nothing to do with uncharacteristic electronic gremlins and understeer. If you want to hear something heretical in the digital age, I often still use an old analog cassette recorder, the venerable Sony TC-D5M It runs on D-Cells and is not subject to digital gremlins. McLaren must be facing Melbourne with mixed feelings, because for the past two years, they have had the quickest car on the track, only to fall away in the opening two races with mechanical gremlins. Fox presents Kingdom of Heaven in a breathtaking 2.35.1 anamorphic widescreen transfer that seems almost totally free of any digital gremlins. That's helped Ferrari flourish despite huge prices, mechanical gremlins and servicing costs that make a date with J-Lo look cheap. TRG struggled with mechanical gremlins during the Rolex Sports Car Series race at Laguna Seca Raceway. Partnered by Nick Patrick the pair were beset by mechanical gremlins in 2004 after their roll on the Astra Stages. But his glory was shortlived and he dropped down the pack for an eventual seventh place finish when mechanical gremlins struck. To Martin Cullen I say, that is if he is left in power, maybe it would be a good idea to sort out the gremlins in electronic voting and give us all a break. We also had an electrical gremlin that affected us for longer than what we thought. He's on form, he's injury free and I think he'll do it if he stays clear of the mechanical gremlins. Synonyms defect, blemish, fault, imperfection, deficiency, weakness, weak point, weak spot, inadequacy, shortcoming, limitation, failing, foible Origin 1940s: perhaps suggested by goblin.
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