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 agadfly, you believe that they deliberately annoy or challenge other people, especially people in authority.
  1. 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。

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。