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
✅ 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
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Why don't we compromise on this?
为什么我们不折衷一下？
Like cow, like calf.
有其父必有其子。
He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery.
他马上把情况报告了该基地，但那里的人没有一个能解释这到底是怎么回事。