bug
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noun
1. chiefly North American a small insect.
｟主に米･くだけて｠ (小さな)昆虫(insect), 虫 (!典型的にはカメムシ類や人を刺す虫)
informal a harmful microorganism, as a bacterium or virus.
ばい菌, 微生物
an illness caused by a harmful microorganism such as a bacterium or virus:
｟くだけて｠ (軽い)病気
e.g. suffering from a flu bug.
with modifier informal an enthusiastic, almost obsessive, interest in something:
｟くだけて｠ ; 〖通例the ... ～〗 (一時的な)熱中, 熱狂; マニア, 熱狂者
e.g. they caught the sailing bug
e.g. Joe was bitten by the showbiz bug.
2. (also true bug) Entomology an insect of a large order distinguished by having mouthparts that are modified for piercing and sucking.
Order Hemiptera: see Hemiptera.
3. a miniature microphone, typically concealed in a room or telephone, used for surveillance.
盗聴器, 隠しマイク
4. an error in a computer program or system.
〘コンピュ〙 (プログラムなどの)欠陥, バグ
verb (bugs, bugging, bugged) with object
1. conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or telephone) in order to monitor or record someone's conversations:
｟くだけて｠ 〈部屋など〉に盗聴器, 隠しマイクを付ける
e.g. the telephones in the presidential palace were bugged.
record or monitor (a conversation) by concealing a microphone in a room or telephone.
2. informal annoy or bother (someone):
｟くだけて｠ 〈人〉を悩ます(annoy); «…するよう» 〈人〉にしつこく言う «to do»
e.g. a persistent reporter was bugging me.
PHRASAL VERBS
bug off
North American informal go away.
bug out
1. leave quickly: if you see enemy troops, bug out.
2. North American informal bulge outward: he did a double take and his eyes bugged out.
ORIGIN
early 17th century: of unknown origin. Current verb senses date from the early 20th century.