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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
He made up with his girlfriend.
他和女朋友和好了。
Long absent, soon forgotten.
长久不在的人,很快被忘怀。
This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.
他们总能赢得别人的喜爱与尊敬,因为他们给平淡单一的日常生活增添了色彩。
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