剑桥词典an imaginary little creature that gets inside things, especially machines , and makes them stop working （尤指想象中钻到机器里面使其出现故障的）小妖精 We must have a gremlin in the engine - it isn't working right . 发动机里一定是钻进去了个小妖精——现在运转不正常了。 返回 gremlin