gadfly

🇺🇸 /ˈɡædflaɪ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɡædflaɪ/
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難度
標籤 RARE
noun
R

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.

在市議會會議上,那個討厭的人不斷質疑市長的決定,要求更大的透明度。

translation

n. 牛虻

詞形變化

Plural gadflies