- [intransitive] (of an electronic machine电子机器) to make a short high sound发出哔哔声;发出嘟嘟声
- The microwave beeps to let you know when it has finished.微波炉烹饪完毕时会发出哔哔声提醒你。
More Like This Onomatopoeic wordsOnomatopoeic words - [intransitive, transitive] when a car horn, etc. beeps or when you beep it, it makes a short noise(使汽车喇叭等)发出嘟嘟声
- The car behind started beeping at us.后面的汽车开始对我们鸣喇叭。
- beep something He beeped his horn at the cyclist.他对骑自行车的人按喇叭。
Topics Transport by car or lorryc1 - (North American English)
(British English bleep)
[transitive] beep somebody to call somebody on their beeper打(某人)的传呼机;给(某人)打传呼Topics Phones, email and the internetc2 Word Origin1920s: imitative.