bleep

verb

/bliːp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bleep	/bliːp/ /bliːp/
he / she / it bleeps	/bliːps/ /bliːps/
past simple bleeped	/bliːpt/ /bliːpt/
past participle bleeped	/bliːpt/ /bliːpt/
-ing form bleeping	/ˈbliːpɪŋ/ /ˈbliːpɪŋ/

[intransitive] to make a short high electronic sound发出短促响亮的声音；发哔哔声
- The microwave will bleep when your meal is ready.烹调结束时，微波炉会发出哔哔的声音。
- The alarm on her watch bleeped to tell her it was time to go.手表上的闹钟响了，告诉她该走了。
(British English)
(North American English beep)
[transitive] bleep somebody to call somebody on their bleeper打（某人）的传呼机；给（某人）打传呼
- Please bleep the doctor on duty immediately.请立即打值班医生的传呼机。
Topics Phones, email and the internetc2
[transitive] bleep something (out) to broadcast a short high electronic sound in place of a swear word on a television or radio show, so that people will not be offended（电视或广播节目中）用哔哔声覆盖（脏话）Topics TV, radio and newsc2
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Onomatopoeic words
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- ping
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- pop
- rat-tat
- splat
- splosh
- squeak
- squeal
- squelch
- swish
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- thud
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- tick-tock
- toot
- vroom
- wham
- whoosh
- zoom

Word Origin1950s: imitative.