glitch
glitch
(informal)(非正式)
noun
(informal)(非正式)
noun
- a sudden, usually temporary malfunction or irregularity of equipment
（设备）突然失灵；不规则运转（通常是暂时的）
a draft version was lost in a computer glitch.
由于计算机突然出了故障，因此草稿丢失了。
■an unexpected setback in a plan
（计划）受到的意外挫折
this has been the first real glitch they’ve encountered in a three months’ tour.
在这次为期三个月的旅行中，这还是他们第一次遇到真正的挫折。
■(Astronomy)a brief irregularity in the rotation of a pulsar
(天文)（脉冲星）自转突变
- [no obj.](chiefly US)suffer a sudden malfunction or irregularity
(主美)突然失灵；不规则地运转
her job involves troubleshooting when systems glitch.
她的工作就是在系统失灵时进行检修。
- 1960s (originally US): of unknown origin. The original sense was 'a sudden surge of current', hence 'malfunction, hitch' in astronautical slang
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