gadflies
英 [ˈgædflaɪz]
美 [ˈgædˌflaɪz]
n. (为使别人做某事而对其进行骚扰或批评的)讨人厌者
gadfly的复数
柯林斯词典
- 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.- 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。
- It still remains to be seen whether Buchanan will be just a gadfly or a real threat to the president.
双语例句
- Drones, gadflies, wasps and butterflies flutter about aimlessly, brushing their wings against the walls of the hive.
雄蜂、胡蜂、丸花蜂和蝴蝶徒劳地撞击着巢壁。