💡 词根助记

gad闲逛+fly飞 → 牛虻,讨厌的人

📝 例句

Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly is coming against her from the north.
埃及是肥美的母牛犊。但出于北方的毁灭(作牛虻)到了。来到了。
So she sent a gadfly to bother the poor cow.
所以她派了一只牛蝇去打扰这只可怜的牛。
She'd been there 30 years but was still a gadfly. I loved that.
尽管在那儿干了30多年,她与职工之间依然直来直去,有时也刺儿你一下,我就喜欢她的那种性格。
She'd been there 30 years but was still a gadfly.
尽管在那儿干了30多年,她 与职工之间依然直来直去,有时也刺儿你一下。

🌱 联想助记

【记】gad-赶牲畜用的尖头棒,fly-苍蝇:带刺的苍蝇→牛虻

✅ 同义词

📖 牛津释义

gadfly n 1 fly that stings horses and cattle 虻; 牛虻. 2 (derog 贬) annoying person, esp one who provokes others into action by criticism, etc 惹人讨厌的人(尤指用批评等手段怂恿别人采取行动者).

📖 同为「博士」词汇

anthropoid adj. (猿)似人的;(人)似猿的; n. 类人猿;像猿的人;
cyclone n. 气旋,旋风;飓风,暴风;旋风分离器;
insolent adj. 侮慢的,无礼的;张狂;傲睨一世;
valedictory adj. (尤在正式场合)告别的,告辞的; n. 告别演说,告别辞;〈美〉毕业生代表的告别辞;
pounce vi. 突袭,猛扑;掌握,抓住; vt. 扑过去抓住; n. 猛扑;爪;
paraphernalia n. 随身物品;装备,设备;[法]妻子的财产;
florid adj. 红润的;华丽的;炫耀的;绚丽;
stricture n. 苛评;指责;紧束; 约束;
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🗣️ 情景例句

Nothing gives me more pleasure than listening to Mozart.
再没有比听莫扎特的乐曲更让我高兴的事了。
Little things amuse little minds.
小人志卑。
where chance discoveries play a much larger part than they do in physical and mechancal industries.
同物理和机械工业相比,化学工业中偶然发现的机会要多得多。
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