英 [ˈɡædflaɪ] 美 [ˈɡædflaɪ]
n. [昆] 牛虻；讨厌的人
复数gadflies
gadfly /ˈɡædˌflaɪ/
可数名词 If you refer to someone as a gadfly, you believe that they deliberately annoy or challenge other people, especially people in authority. (尤指当权派中)讨厌的人
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...gagme... gadding叮搔症... gadfly牛虻... gadget小玩意；小配件；小装...
... fruticose breyniae leaf and twig 黑面神 gadfly 虻虫 galanga galangal seed 红豆蔻 ...
FOR a week the Gadfly lay in a fearful state.
整整一个星期，牛虻的病都处于严重的状态。
No matter I live, or I die, I was a gadfly, happy flying.
不管我活着，还是我死去，我都是一只牛虻，快乐地飞来飞去。——《牛虻》。
After 13 years, an ugly man called Gadfly returned to Italy.
13年后，一个长相丑陋的叫牛虻的人回到了意大利。
He brings with it important benefits and in the passage that I'm referring to, he defines himself as a gadfly, everyone will remember that, the gadfly who improves the quality of life in the city.
他强调能带来显著好处,在我将引用的段落中，他自称是只牛虻，众人都将铭记，是牛虻改善了,城邦的生活质量。
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