gremlin

noun

1. （机器停止运转时人们所责怪假想的）小精灵
   an imaginary creature that people blame when a machine suddenly stops working

1. N-COUNT （尤指机器出现不明故障时人们假想出来的捣乱的）小妖精
   A gremlin is a tiny imaginary evil spirit that people say is the cause of a problem, especially in a machine, which they cannot explain properly or locate.
   1. The microphones went dead as if the technical gremlins had struck again.
      麦克风没有了声音，似乎小妖怪又把设备弄坏了。

1. The microphones went dead as if the technical gremlins had struck again.
   麦克风没有了声音，似乎小妖怪又把设备弄坏了。
2. Mercury acts like a little gremlin during these retrograde periods, but doubly so at the start and end dates of these phases.
   水星像一个小妖精在这些消退的日子，但是在初期与末期的日子才有双重的作用。（怎么感觉这么水呢？）
3. Week of gremlin: double growth for gremlins and master gremlins.
   地精周：地精产量加倍。
4. Resources: TinkerGraph – a reference implementation of the General Graph Model, Gremlin Documentation, Gremlin User Group.
   资源：TinkerGraph&通用图表模型的参考实现，Gremlin文档，Gremlin用户组。
5. Will air landing ghosts are destroyed, according to the different colors gremlin different colors weapons attack and the blank keys for launching weapons.
   将空中降落的鬼怪都消灭掉，根据不同的小鬼的颜色使用不同颜色的武器进行攻击，空格而键为发射武器。
6. Gremlin is a Turing Complete programming language useful for working with graphs.
   Gremlin是操作图表的一个非常有用的图灵完备的编程语言。
7. Gremlin is a novel member of the bone morphogenetic protein antagonistic family. It plays an important role in the embryonic development of limbs and the morphogenesis of kidney and pulmonary in vertebrates.
   Gremlin是骨形态形成蛋白（BMP）拮抗剂家族的新成员，在脊椎动物肢体的胚胎发育和肾脏、肺的形态形成过程中起重要的作用。

noun

1. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

   Synonym:    elfhobpixiepixybrownieimp