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bugged

/buhg/US // bʌg //UK // (bʌɡ) //

有缺陷的,被窃听的,有问题的,有问题

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
    • : any insect or insectlike invertebrate.
    • : Informal. any microorganism, especially a virus: He was laid up for a week by an intestinal bug.
    • : Informal. a defect or imperfection, as in a mechanical device, computer program, or plan; glitch: The test flight discovered the bugs in the new plane.
    • : Informal. a person who has a great enthusiasm for something; fan or hobbyist: a hi-fi bug.a craze or obsession: He's got the sports-car bug.
    • : Informal. a hidden microphone or other electronic eavesdropping device.any of various small mechanical or electrical gadgets, as one to influence a gambling device, give warning of an intruder, or indicate location.
    • : a mark, as an asterisk, that indicates a particular item, level, etc.
    • : Horse Racing. the five-pound weight allowance that can be claimed by an apprentice jockey.
    • : a telegraph key that automatically transmits a series of dots when moved to one side and one dash when moved to the other.
    • : Poker Slang. a joker that can be used only as an ace or as a wild card to fill a straight or a flush.
    • : Printing. a label printed on certain matter to indicate that it was produced by a union shop.
    • : any of various fishing plugs resembling an insect.
    • : Chiefly British. a bedbug.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    bugged, bug·ging.Informal.

    • : to install a secret listening device in or on: The phone had been bugged.
    • : to bother; annoy; pester: She's bugging him to get her into show business.
  1. 1
    • : bug off, Slang. to leave or depart, especially rapidly: I can't help you, so bug off.
    • : bug out, Slang. to flee in panic; show panic or alarm.

Phrases

  • bug off
  • bug out
  • cute as a button (bug's ear)
  • put a bug in someone's ear
  • snug as a bug in a rug
  • what's eating (bugging) you

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • It was using this scanner, which he developed over the course of the last two years, that he was able to speed up the process of finding bugs.

  • The update immediately prior to this one fixed a bug that caused users' default mail and browser apps to reset when a device was turned off or restarted.

  • Rumors are that these indexing bugs and the suspension of this tool are related but Google has not confirmed this.

  • There has been a lot of complaints recently, mostly stemming from the ongoing indexing bugs, around Google not indexing content quickly enough.

  • Perhaps this feature now proves to be a bug for general theories of brain function.

  • That said, Braff has always seemed like a minor irritant, and I never gave any real thought to why he bugged me.

  • I suddenly realized at some point what it was that bugged me about Battlestar Galactica—it was fanfic!

  • It was decided to use the telephone, but because everywhere was bugged the rings would function as messages.

  • As they slip into the quiet of the home, they both wonder if the place has been bugged.

  • The police planted an undercover officer in the agency, and had the offices bugged.

  • When a phone jangled down the corridor, his eyes bugged right at the door.

  • Wain was a smooth customer who bugged his eyes and lost some of his tan when he saw the sheaf of bills.

  • But J. Bayard's programme for helpin' Royce break into the younger set is bugged for fair.

  • If they have 28 pages of that, they have me doing that kind of talking, and had the room bugged, or whatever you want to say.

  • Jim's eyes bugged out when he heard that; and I reckon mine did, too.