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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
- : 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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