
bugs
词源
源自中古英语 'bugge',可能来自古英语 'budda'(甲虫),或与威尔士语 'bwg'(幽灵)有关。计算机术语中的 'bug' 源自1947年哈佛大学马克II计算机发现的一只蛾子导致的故障。
noun
❶ 指昆虫,尤其指小型的、可能令人讨厌的虫子,如蟑螂、蚂蚁等。
“There are so many bugs in the kitchen.”
(厨房里有好多虫子。)
“She screamed when she saw a bug crawling on her arm.”
(她看到一只虫子在她手臂上爬时尖叫起来。)
❶ 指计算机程序中的错误或故障,导致软件无法正常运行。
“The software has a bug that causes it to crash.”
(这个软件有一个导致崩溃的错误。)
“The developers are working to fix the bugs in the app.”
(开发人员正在修复应用中的错误。)
verb
❶ 指安装窃听器或监控设备,通常用于秘密监听或监视。
“The spy bugged the office to gather information.”
(间谍在办公室里安装了窃听器以收集信息。)
“They suspected their phones had been bugged.”
(他们怀疑自己的电话被监听了。)
❶ 指让人感到烦恼或困扰,通常用于非正式场合。
“His constant questions really bug me.”
(他不停地提问真的让我很烦。)
“It bugs her when people are late.”
(别人迟到会让她很恼火。)
常见短语
bug out — 指快速离开或逃跑,通常用于紧急或紧张的情况。
“When the alarm went off, everyone bugged out.”
(警报响起时,所有人都迅速撤离了。)
bug off — 非正式用语,意思是让人走开或别烦人。
“He told the salesman to bug off.”
(他让推销员走开。)