| 单词 | gadfly |
| 释义 | gadflyInsects gad·fly /ˈɡædflaɪ/ noun (plural gadflies) [countableC] 1. CRITICIZEsomeone who annoys other people by criticizing them 〔爱批评别人而〕惹人讨厌的人 2. TAHBIa fly that bites cattle and horses 虻，牛虻 Examples from the Corpus gadfly• A gadfly, a maverick, a treasured pain in the posterior.• These people are inconsequential, but they are gadflies.• Hirschfield, a wealthy political gadfly, spoke at the conference.• Which had not included Rory, the gadfly son. (1500-1600) gad “pointed stick” ((13-19 centuries)) (from Old Norse gaddr) + FLY2 |
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