💡 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

Could you give me a summer job? I'd like to get some experience working for your esteemed organization.
你能提供一份暑期工给我吗？我希望能从贵公司中得到工作经验。
He phoned to cancel the meeting.
他打电话来取消会议。
Of course. When I got there, you had already started playing. So you didn't see me.
当然啦。当我到那里时，你们已经开始踢球了。因而你没看见我。
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🔤 更多 G 开头的单词

gas black
geewhillikins
genus Javanthropus
genus Thalassoma
Gillett-Rhoads furnace
Glomeris
Gnathostomatidae
gratulate
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