bug
gb/bˈʌɡ/ us/bˈʌɡ/
A1
Anh
~ 2100
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
A1
entity
1
Small insect or similar creature
A very small animal with six legs, like an ant or beetle.
Mẫu sử dụng:
a [type of] bug
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bug' with only meaning 'insect', but in casual English it can also mean germs or computer errors.
Từ đồng nghĩa
insect (More general scientific term for small arthropods; 'bug' is less formal and broader.)
Từ trái nghĩa
predator (Refers to a larger animal that hunts other creatures, opposite in scale and role to a small bug.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
bed bug
|ladybug
|catch a bug
|insect bug
|bug bite
Chủ đề
nature
|daily life
|animals
Ví dụ
- There’s a strange bug crawling on the wall.
- I think a bug bit me while I was sleeping.
- Some bugs are actually good for your garden.
- She screamed when a bug landed on her shoulder.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I see a bug on the table.
- A bug is on my hand.
- The bug is very small.
- A bug is in the garden.
Danh từ
B1
entity
2
Error in software or hardware
A problem in a computer program that makes it not work right.
Mẫu sử dụng:
a [serious/minor] bug
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may confuse 'bug' with 'virus'; a virus is malicious software, while a bug is an unintentional error.
Từ đồng nghĩa
glitch (A minor and often temporary fault; 'bug' can be more general.)
Từ trái nghĩa
feature (A designed function of software, opposite of an unintended fault.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
software bug
|fix a bug
|debug code
|bug report
Chủ đề
technology
|computers
Ví dụ
- The developer fixed a critical bug in the app.
- This update should remove most of the bugs.
- They found a bug that caused the program to crash.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The game has a bug.
- We need to fix the bug.
- The bug stops the program.
Danh từ
informal
A2
entity
3
Mild contagious illness
A short illness, like a cold or stomach sickness.
Mẫu sử dụng:
a [stomach/flu] bug
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may think 'bug' always means insect; in health contexts it means illness.
Từ đồng nghĩa
virus (More technical and specific to cause; 'bug' is informal and general.)
Từ trái nghĩa
health (The state of being well and free from illness, opposite of having a bug.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
catch a bug
|stomach bug
|flu bug
Chủ đề
health
|daily life
Ví dụ
- I think I caught a stomach bug.
- There’s a flu bug going around at work.
- He missed school because of a nasty bug.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I have a bad bug.
- She caught a bug at school.
- The bug made me sick.
Động từ
informal
B1
action
4
To annoy or bother repeatedly
To make someone feel annoyed again and again.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to bug [someone] about [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may confuse 'bug' (annoy) with 'bite' or 'sting' from insects due to shared noun sense.
Từ đồng nghĩa
bother ('Bother' is more neutral; 'bug' is more informal and casual.)
Từ trái nghĩa
please (To make someone happy, opposite of annoying them.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
really bug someone
|stop bugging me
|bug you about
Chủ đề
emotions
|daily life
|relationships
Ví dụ
- It really bugs me when people are late.
- Stop bugging your sister about her homework.
- His constant questions started to bug her.
Ví dụ cho người học
- Loud music bugs me.
- He bugs me every day.
- She bugs him about his phone.
Danh từ
B2
entity
5
Hidden microphone for spying
A small machine put in a place to hear people secretly.
Mẫu sử dụng:
plant/hide a bug [somewhere]
Từ đồng nghĩa
wiretap ('Wiretap' refers to intercepting phone calls; 'bug' can be in any location.)
Từ trái nghĩa
privacy device (A device that prevents eavesdropping, opposite of a listening device.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
plant a bug
|hidden bug
|detect a bug
Chủ đề
security
|technology
|law
Ví dụ
- The agents found a bug hidden under the table.
- They planted a bug in his office to gather evidence.
- The meeting room was swept for bugs before the talks began.
Ví dụ cho người học
- They found a bug in the room.
- A spy put a bug under the desk.
- The police put a bug in the car.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
bug
IPA
GB/bˈʌɡ/
US/bˈʌɡ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
bug (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (bug)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: bug
- Plural: bugs
Verb
- Base: bug
- 3rd Person Singular: bugs
- Present Participle: bugging
- Past: bugged
Họ từ
Forms
bugs
noun
bugging
verb
bugged
verb
Core family
buggy
adjective
Related words
Advanced or less common
debugging
noun
debugger
noun C1
Điểm ngữ pháp nổi bật
- Irregular present participle: bugging Verb
- Irregular past: bugged Verb
Cách diễn đạt
catch the bug
1/kˈæt͡ʃ ðə bˈʌɡ/
idiom
informal
Become very interested in something suddenly
To start liking something very much and want to keep doing it.
Ví dụ
- After her first dance class, she really caught the bug.
- He caught the travel bug after visiting Italy.
debug
1/dibˈʌɡ/
fixed phrase
technical
Find and remove errors from code
To find and fix problems in computer programs.
Ví dụ
- We need to debug this code before release.
- She spent hours debugging the app yesterday.
put a bug in someone's ear
1/pˈʊt ə bˈʌɡ ˈɪn sˈʌmwˌʌnz ˈɪɹ/
idiom
informal
Suggest an idea indirectly to someone
To tell someone something in a way that makes them think about it later.
Ví dụ
- She put a bug in his ear about applying for the job.
- I’ll put a bug in her ear and see what she thinks.