bleep
noun[C]
uk/bliːp/us/bliːp/ashort, highsoundmade by amachine,especiallyif it isrepeated:
（尤指机器反复发出的）短促响亮的声音；滴答声；嘟嘟声Hewearsawristwatchwith anirritatingbleep.他戴的手表总是发出令人讨厌的滴答声。
USinformal
used when someone isspeaking, toavoidsaying aswearword:
（说话时用来替代脏话）Where the bleep are mykeys?我他那什么的钥匙去哪儿啦？
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- pip
- plunk
- putter
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
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Linguistics: sounds used as interjections
bleep
verb
uk/bliːp/us/bliːp/[I]
(of amachine) to make ashort, highsound:
（机器）发出短促响亮的声音Iheardhisalarmclockbleeping thismorning.今天早晨我听见他的闹钟在当当响。
[T]UK(USbeep)
tocallsomeone, forexampleadoctor, bysendingasignalto ableeperthat theycarry:
（用传呼机）呼叫Bleep me if hisconditionworsens.如果他的情况恶化，就给我打传呼。
bleepsomething(out)
(on TV, etc.) toreplaceaswearword with anelectronicsoundso thatpeoplewill notheartheswearword and beoffended:
（在电视等节目中，为了避免冒犯观众）用短促的电子声遮盖脏话Oops! Can you bleep that?哎呀！你能用电子声遮盖那一句吗？
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- pip
- plunk
- putter
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Communications - messaging
bleep
exclamation
informalmainlyUSuk/bliːp/us/bliːp/used toavoidsaying aswearword, forexamplewhen you areangryorsurprised:
Oh, bleep. Why did I do that?
She said, "Holybleep! That's mymum!"
- Welostthemoney. Bleep!
- Holybleep! That isscary.
- I went, oh, bleep, bleep, bleep.
Linguistics: interjections
- aiyo
- alas and alackphrase
- attaboy
- attagirl
- auf Wiedersehen
- aw shucks
- figure
- goodo
- mazel tov
- more
- more power toyourelbow!idiom
- need
- need I say more?idiom
- no siridiom
- period
- small wonderidiom
- sweet
- the rest is historyidiom
- you seeidiom
- yum yum