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beep

noun
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  1. a short high sound such as that made by a car horn or by electronic equipment（汽车喇叭或电子设备发出的）嘟嘟声，哔哔声
    • The taxi gave a beep as it drew up to the house.出租车驶上房屋时发出哔哔声。
    • Please leave your message after the beep and we’ll call you back.哔哔声后请留下您的信息，我们会给您回电。
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc1
    Word Origin1920s: imitative.

beep

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they beep
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he / she / it beeps
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past simple beeped
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past participle beeped
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-ing form beeping
🔊/ˈbiːpɪŋ/
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  1. [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。🔊🔊
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  2. [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
  3. (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
    4. Word Origin1920s: imitative.