blips

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A blip is a small spot of light, sometimes occurring with a short, high-pitched sound, which flashes on and off regularly on a piece of equipment such as a radar screen. (雷達(dá)等儀器上的)小光點(diǎn)
2. N-COUNT A blip in a straight line, such as the line on a graph, is a point at which the line suddenly makes a sharp change of direction before returning to its original direction. (直線上的)轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn); 跳點(diǎn)
3. N-COUNT A blip in a situation is a sudden but temporary change or interruption in it. (局勢(shì))突然而暫時(shí)的變化; 突然而暫時(shí)的中斷
Interest rates generally have been declining since last spring, despite a few upward blips in recent weeks. 盡管最近幾周突然出現(xiàn)了幾次短暫回升，利率自去年春季以來總的來說一直呈下降趨勢(shì)。