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gadflies
令人讨厌的人
gadflies is the plural of gadfly.
核心释义
a persistently annoying person
- 1.
任何双翅目昆虫或蝇,属于蝇科(常称为蝇蛆)或虻科(马蝇),以嗡嗡声骚扰动物并咬它们吸血而闻名；牛虻
Any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a botfly) or Tabanidae (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee.
- 2.
持续令人烦恼的人
a persistently annoying person
- 3.
令人烦恼或挑衅的人或事物
A person or thing that irritates or instigates.
- 4.
任何一类骚扰牲畜的大型蝇类
any of various large flies that annoy livestock
- 5.
到处游荡寻求娱乐或他人陪伴的人
Synonym of gadabout (“a person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others”).
任何双翅目昆虫或蝇,属于蝇科(常称为蝇蛆)或虻科(马蝇),以嗡嗡声骚扰动物并咬它们吸血而闻名；牛虻；持续令人烦恼的人；令人烦恼或挑衅的人或事物；任何一类骚扰牲畜的大型蝇类；到处游荡寻求娱乐或他人陪伴的人
用法In use
The new intern is a gadfly, always asking questions that annoy the manager.
用法提示：gadfly为可数名词，在此作表语，意为'讨厌鬼'。
The gadfly at the back of the room kept shouting during the lecture.
用法提示：gadfly作主语，指'讨厌鬼'。
Gadflies like him make every meeting unpleasant.
用法提示：gadflies是gadfly的复数形式，作主语，指'讨厌鬼'。
a gadfly
gadfly作为可数名词，前面常用不定冠词a。
He was known as a gadfly in the committee.
他在委员会中以爱挑剔的人而闻名。
gadflies
复数形式指多个惹人厌的人。
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可数名词，复数形式为gadflies。
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