bug
US /bʌɡ/
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 biteto annoying mosquito bug bite, meaning to cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- Medium report a software code bugto report a software code bug, meaning to to give an account or representation of in words
- Hard plant a surveillance listening bugto plant a surveillance listening bug, meaning to put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- Very Hard bitten by the entrepreneurial bug earlyto 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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