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gad·fly 英ˈgædˌflaɪ美ˈgædˌflaɪAHDgădʹflī' ☆☆☆☆☆高四ＧＳ宝COCA⁴⁸²⁶²BNC⁴⁶²⁸⁴iWeb⁴¹⁴³²Economist²⁰⁴⁰⁷⁺⁸
基本英英词源记法近义反义例句Thesaurus例句
n.虻⁴¹;牛虻⁵⁴;惹人讨厌的人⁵复数gadflies名词复数gadflies
动物昆虫昆虫纲讨厌，憎恨
Noun:
a persistently annoying personany of various large flies that annoy livestock来自gad, 刺，尖头棒。fly, 昆虫。GRE红宝书gadn 赶牲畜用的尖头棒, flyn 苍蝇
gad 赶牲畜牛用的尖头棒 + fly 蝇→牛虻
组合词：gad尖头棒 +fly蝇→牛虻gad尖头棒＋fly蝇⇒像尖头棒一样蜇牲畜的、体形类似苍蝇的昆虫→牛虻gad尖头棒＋fly蝇⇒像尖头棒一样蜇牲畜的、体形类似苍蝇的昆虫⇒牛虻GRE难词记忆gadfly→gad n.尖头棒+fly飞虫→身如尖头棒的小飞虫→牛虻GRE难词记忆gad→dag→dagger n.匕首→匕首与尖头棒近义词 pest害虫cuss诅咒blighter笨蛋stirrer搅拌者nuisance讨厌的人tormentor使苦痛之人meddler爱管闲事的人…busybody爱管闲事的人…pestererpester的名词形式…
名词87%,副词13%
用作名词The Gadfly's endurance was failing him at last.牛虻的忍受力也终于不能维持了。
The Gadfly insisted that the work should be finished by the middle of June.牛虻坚持必须在六月中旬之前把工作做完。noun.goad;nuisance
同义词 motivatorannoyance,energizer,excitant,irritant,mover,pest,prod,spurstimulator
nuisancenoun annoyance;annoying person
besetment,blister,bore,bother,botheration,botherment,bum,creep,drag,drip,exasperation,frump,headache,inconvenience,infliction,insect,irritant,irritation,louse,nag,nudge,offense,pain,pain in the neck,pest,pester,pesterer,pill,plague,poor excuse,problem,terror,trouble,vexation First Amendment Center: “ Ed was a modern- day gadfly, albeit one who wore wide- rimmed glasses that allowed him to see things that many of the rest of us could not.”
宪法第一修正案中心：尽管带着宽框眼睛使他看到了我们中的许多人都看不到的事物， Ed依然是个现代的牛虻。 mediachina
To see how difficult it can be even for Mr Icahn to get his way, look to the saga at Biogen Idec, another American biotech firm in which the gadfly billionaire owns a stake.
要想知道 Icahn先生实现自己的想法究竟有多难，不妨参考一下美国另一家生物技术公司 Biogen Idec的传奇，该公司也有一个烦人的亿万富翁持股。 ecocn |