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bug

/ˈbʌg/

US UK

noun

plural bugs

[count] chiefly US informal :a usually small insect

There's a bug in my soup!

Close the door. You're letting the bugs in. - often used before another noun

Her legs were covered in bug bites. [=itchy or painful wounds from insects]

Use plenty of bug spray/repellent to keep the mosquitoes from biting you.

[count] :a usually mild illness (such as a cold) that can be passed from one person to another

He caught some kind of bug from the other kids at school.

There's been a nasty flu bug going around.

I picked up an intestinal/stomach bug.

[count] :a problem that prevents a computer program or system from working properly

We found/detected a bug [=glitch] in the program.

The software was full of bugs.

They've been trying to work/get the bugs out of the system. [=trying to fix the system's problems]

[count] :a small hidden microphone that is used to secretly listen to and record people :listening device

The government planted/put a bug in her telephone/apartment.

the bug informal :a sudden, strong interest in a particular activity

He was first bitten by the acting bug [=he first became interested in acting] when he was 18.

the travel bug

verb

bugs; bugged; bugging

[+ obj] informal :to bother or annoy (someone)

Quit bugging me!

John, stop bugging your sister.

It really bugs me to see how he treats her.

[+ obj] :to put a hidden microphone in (a room, telephone, etc.) in order to secretly hear what people are saying

Is this phone bugged?

The cops bugged his apartment.

a bugging device

[no obj] of the eyes :to stick out more than is normal especially because of surprise or fear - usually + out

Their eyes were bugging out as if they saw a ghost. - see also bug-eyed

bug off

[phrasal verb] US informal :to go away - used in speech as a rude or angry way to tell someone to leave you alone and to stop bothering you

She angrily told him to bug off.

bug out

[phrasal verb] US informal :to leave quickly

Wait here till we get back. Don't bug out (on us). - see also 2bug 3 (above)

* Các từ tương tự:
bugaboo, bugbear, bug-eyed, bugger, bugger all, buggery, buggy, bugle