gadfly是什么意思？

gadfly

英[ˈgædflaɪ] 美[ˈɡædˌflaɪ]

• n. 牛虻；

复数：gadflies;

例句

• sent a gadfly 送一只牛虻去
• Maybe Arthur had been a truly gadfly, flying happily in the sky. 或许,亚瑟真的变成了一直牛虻, 自由快乐地在天空中飞翔.
• Gemma thought Gadfly was Arthur, but she could not make sure. 琼玛虽感到牛虻是亚瑟, 却不能确定.
• It still remains to be seen whether Buchanan will be just a gadfly or a real threat to the president. 布坎南只是故意搅局还是对总统构成真正的威胁，这还有待观察。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  讨人厌者；有意搅扰他人者;（尤指）故意挑战权威者
  If you refer to someone as a gadfly, you believe that they deliberately annoy or challenge other people, especially people in authority.
  例句
  It still remains to be seen whether Buchanan will be just a gadfly or a real threat to the president. 布坎南只是故意搅局还是对总统构成真正的威胁，这还有待观察。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  牛虻
  sent a gadfly 送一只牛虻去

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a persistently annoying person
  2. any of various large flies that annoy livestock

行业词典

• 医学： 虻：见Tabanus；