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bug

US /bʌɡ/

noun Advanced · C1 Công nghệ & kỹ thuật

Definition

general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The developers fixed a serious bug in the mobile app last night.

Word Family

NounNoun
bug gốc bugginess
VerbVerb
bug gốc
AdjectiveAdj
buggy
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • glitcha fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
  • defectan imperfection in a bodily system
  • flawan imperfection in an object or machine

Collocations

  • Easy annoying mosquito bug bite
    to annoying mosquito bug bite, meaning to cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
  • Medium report a software code bug
    to report a software code bug, meaning to to give an account or representation of in words
  • Hard plant a surveillance listening bug
    to plant a surveillance listening bug, meaning to put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
  • Very Hard bitten by the entrepreneurial bug early
    to bitten by the entrepreneurial bug early, meaning to to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

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