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gadflies

美 [ˈgædˌflaɪz]英 [ˈgædflaɪz]
  • n.(为使别人做某事而对其进行骚扰或批评的)讨人厌者
  • gadfly的复数
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gadflies

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    N-COUNT 讨人厌者;有意搅扰他人者;(尤指)故意挑战权威者
    If you refer to someone as a gadfly, you believe that they deliberately annoy or challenge other people, especially people in authority.

    It still remains to be seen whether Buchanan will be just a gadfly or a real threat to the president.

    布坎南只是故意搅局还是对总统构成真正的威胁,这还有待观察。

  1. Once , there was a man who was bothered by total baldness . In winter , he felt particularly cold , while in summer , the heat scorched his head , bitten by mosquitoes and gadflies , he had no peace day or night .

    过去有一个人,头上没有头发。冬天大受寒冷,夏天则苦恼于太阳暴晒之热,加上蚊虻叮咬,昼夜不得安宁,十分痛苦。

  2. Drones , gadflies , wasps and butterflies flutter about aimlessly , brushing their wings against the walls of the hive .

    雄蜂、胡蜂、丸花蜂和蝴蝶徒劳地撞击着巢壁。