gadfly

🇺🇸 /ˈɡædflaɪ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɡædflaɪ/
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noun
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A person who persistently annoys or provokes others, often to stimulate action or change.

The gadfly at the town hall meeting kept questioning the mayor's decisions, pushing for more transparency.

在市政厅会议上,那个讨厌的人不断质疑市长的决定,要求更大的透明度。

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n. 牛虻

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Plural gadflies