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gremlin

/grem-lin/US // ˈgrɛm lɪn //UK // (ˈɡrɛmlɪn) //

小妖精,小精灵,小妖怪,妖怪

Related Words

goblin小妖精,妖精,小精灵,妖怪pixie小精灵,小妖精,小仙女,小鬼demon恶魔,妖魔,妖怪,魔鬼fairy仙子,仙女,神仙,童话elf小精灵,精灵,小妖精,小鬼sprite精灵,小精灵,精灵物,精灵石

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a mischievous invisible being, said by airplane pilots in World War II to cause engine trouble and mechanical difficulties.
    • : any cause of trouble, difficulties, etc., especially in a mechanical, electrical, computer, or other system: A loose wire was the gremlin that blew out the lights.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
goblin小妖精,妖精,小精灵,妖怪demon恶魔,妖魔,妖怪,魔鬼elf小精灵,精灵,小妖精,小鬼fairy仙子,仙女,神仙,童话pixie小精灵,小妖精,小仙女,小鬼sprite精灵,小精灵,精灵物,精灵石

Examples

  • In the game, characters try to avoid things like stress monsters and gremlins, which is a humorous take on the anxieties of 2020.

  • You can put mag wheels on a Gremlin,” commented one long time Michigan observer, “but that doesn't make it a Mustang.

  • “You can put mag wheels on a Gremlin,” comments one long-time Michigan observer.

  • Whatever the gremlin was, it wasn't exactly an auspicious start for a fifty million-mile hop.

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