gremlin

英 [ˈɡremlɪn]

美 [ˈɡremlɪn]

n.  (机器停止运转时人们所责怪假想的)小精灵

复数：gremlins　

BNC.27723 / COCA.26610

牛津词典

noun

• （机器停止运转时人们所责怪假想的）小精灵
  an imaginary creature that people blame when a machine suddenly stops working

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （尤指机器出现不明故障时人们假想出来的捣乱的）小妖精
  Agremlinis a tiny imaginary evil spirit that people say is the cause of a problem, especially in a machine, which they cannot explain properly or locate.
  1. The microphones went dead as if the technical gremlins had struck again.
     麦克风没有了声音，似乎小妖怪又把设备弄坏了。

英英释义

noun

• (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
  Synonym:elfhobpixiepixybrownieimp

双语例句

• The microphones went dead as if the technical gremlins had struck again.
  麦克风没有了声音，似乎小妖怪又把设备弄坏了。
• Resources: TinkerGraph – a reference implementation of the General Graph Model, Gremlin Documentation, Gremlin User Group.
  资源：TinkerGraph&通用图表模型的参考实现，Gremlin文档，Gremlin用户组。
• Mercury acts like a little gremlin during these retrograde periods, but doubly so at the start and end dates of these phases.
  水星像一个小妖精在这些消退的日子，但是在初期与末期的日子才有双重的作用。（怎么感觉这么水呢？）
• Will air landing ghosts are destroyed, according to the different colors gremlin different colors weapons attack and the blank keys for launching weapons.
  将空中降落的鬼怪都消灭掉，根据不同的小鬼的颜色使用不同颜色的武器进行攻击，空格而键为发射武器。
• Gremlin is a novel member of the bone morphogenetic protein antagonistic family. It plays an important role in the embryonic development of limbs and the morphogenesis of kidney and pulmonary in vertebrates.
  Gremlin是骨形态形成蛋白（BMP）拮抗剂家族的新成员，在脊椎动物肢体的胚胎发育和肾脏、肺的形态形成过程中起重要的作用。
• Gremlin is a Turing Complete programming language useful for working with graphs.
  Gremlin是操作图表的一个非常有用的图灵完备的编程语言。
• Week of gremlin: double growth for gremlins and master gremlins.
  地精周：地精产量加倍。