💡 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

horsefly tabanid botfly cleg

📖 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

anthropoid adj. （猿）似人的;（人）似猿的; n. 类人猿;像猿的人;
cyclone n. 气旋，旋风;飓风，暴风;旋风分离器;
insolent adj. 侮慢的，无礼的;张狂;傲睨一世;
valedictory adj. （尤在正式场合）告别的，告辞的; n. 告别演说，告别辞;〈美〉毕业生代表的告别辞;
pounce vi. 突袭，猛扑;掌握，抓住; vt. 扑过去抓住; n. 猛扑;爪;
paraphernalia n. 随身物品;装备，设备;[法]妻子的财产;
florid adj. 红润的;华丽的;炫耀的;绚丽;
stricture n. 苛评;指责;紧束; 约束;
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🗣️ 情景例句

You'd better not make Harry any more nervous than he is.
你最好别让Harry更加紧张了。
What is happening out there?
外面发生什么事情？
In the end this political movement succeeded and Indians were allowed to make and sell salt.
但最终这场政治运动以印度人获准生产与销售盐而告成功。
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🔤 更多 G 开头的单词

Gall-Montlaux process
gaussistor
genus Astragalus
genus Saurosuchus
get hurt
glazing wheel
goal object
grass-roots unit
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