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gadfly

🇬🇧 UK/'gædflai/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A large fly that bites and irritates livestock; a person who provokes or annoys others into action.

牛虻；爱挑衅或激怒他人的人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
gadflyother
=gadfly

Common Collocations

  • 1.social gadfly社会批评家
  • 2.political gadfly政治煽动者
  • 3.gadfly bite牛虻叮咬

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The gadfly bit the cattle, causing them distress.

  • 2.

    He served as a gadfly to the administration.

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