blip
/blɪp/noun
उच्चारण ब्लिप
मामूली अस्थायी गड़बड़ी, क्षणिक उतार-चढ़ाव
Core word
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[C]
a small, temporary change, especially a bad one, in a situation that is generally steady or improving
मामूली अस्थायी गड़बड़ी, क्षणिक उतार-चढ़ाव
- The fall in sales was just a blip, and they soon recovered.
- a temporary blip in the economy
- A small blip in the exam results will not affect her overall grade.
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- The slowdown is only a blip, and the economy will recover.
- Prices rose slightly, but the experts call it a blip.
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[C]
a small point of light on a screen, sometimes with a short high sound
(स्क्रीन पर) प्रकाश-बिंदु, ब्लिप
- The plane appeared as a blip on the radar screen.
- A blip on the monitor showed the patient's heartbeat.
- A blip on the radar showed an approaching aircraft.
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- The nurse watched the blips on the heart monitor.
- The blip moved slowly across the screen.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 6
a blip (in sth)
Use 'in' to name the situation that has a small, temporary problem.
जिस स्थिति में छोटी, अस्थायी समस्या आई हो, उसके लिए 'in' आता है।
- The fall in sales was only a blip in an otherwise good year.
- There was a blip in the results.
just a blip / only a blip
Add 'just' to show the problem is minor and passing.
समस्या छोटी और अस्थायी बताने के लिए 'just' जोड़ें।
- Don't worry; it's just a blip.
a blip on the radar / screen
Here it is a small dot of light on a screen.
यहाँ यह स्क्रीन पर रोशनी का छोटा बिंदु है।
- A faint blip appeared on the radar.
- Each blip on the monitor was a heartbeat.
blip (countable)
The plural is blips.
इस शब्द का बहुवचन रूप 'blips' होता है, जैसे graph में कई छोटी गड़बड़ियाँ।
- The graph shows a few blips.
blip vs setback vs glitch
A blip is temporary and small; a setback is a bigger obstacle; a glitch is a small technical fault.
Blip छोटी और अस्थायी होती है; setback बड़ी बाधा है; glitch छोटी तकनीकी खराबी है।
- The fall in marks was a blip.
- A software glitch delayed the results.
blip + sound on monitors
On hospital and radar screens, each blip shows a signal being received.
अस्पताल और radar की स्क्रीन पर हर blip यह दिखाता है कि संकेत प्राप्त हो रहा है।
- Each blip showed the patient's pulse.
- The blips on the radar grew closer together.
+Collocations 5
adjective + blip
smalltemporaryminorbriefslight
- The exchange rate showed a temporary blip.
verb + blip
causeshowsufferrecover fromsee
- The company recovered from a blip in profits.
blip + noun / prep
on the radaron the screenin the datain the graph
- A blip in the graph worried the analysts.
describe a blip
a blip in salesa blip in forma blip in resultsa blip in prices
- He had a blip in form before the final.
blip + economy / sports
a blip in the economya blip in forma blip in growtha blip in sales
- The economy had a blip last year but recovered.
“More examples 7
- Radhika's low score in one test was just a blip.
राधिका का एक परीक्षण में कम अंक आना केवल एक अस्थायी गड़बड़ी थी।
- The economy suffered a small blip last quarter.
पिछली तिमाही में अर्थव्यवस्था को एक छोटा झटका लगा।
- A single blip appeared on the radar and then disappeared.
radar पर एक बिंदु दिखा और फिर गायब हो गया।
- The blip in the power supply lasted a few seconds.
बिजली आपूर्ति की गड़बड़ी कुछ सेकंड रही।
- The team lost one match, but it was a blip, not a trend.
टीम एक मैच हारी, पर वह अस्थायी चूक थी, प्रवृत्ति नहीं।
- The monitor showed a blip at every heartbeat.
मॉनिटर हर धड़कन पर एक बिंदु दिखाता था।
- The brief blip in the lights did not affect the match.
रोशनी की क्षणिक गड़बड़ी से मैच पर कोई असर नहीं पड़ा।
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✗ There was a blip at the sales.
✓ There was a blip in the sales.
A blip in a situation uses 'in'.
किसी स्थिति में आई गड़बड़ी के लिए 'in' आता है।