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Gadfly
[ 'gædflaɪ ]
出国 Abroad
n. 牛虻;
💡 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
📖 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).
🗣️ 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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