Definition of gadfly in English:

gadfly

nounPlural gadfliesˈɡadflʌɪˈɡædˌflaɪ

1A fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly.
Example sentencesExamples
- She was tormented by a furious little gadfly that bit her mercilessly, though she flicked her tail this way and that.
- Zeus had once tried to seduce the lovely Io, but Hera, his jealous wife, had discovered her husband's intentions and turned poor Io into a cow, left to wander about the earth, constantly pursued and tormented by a pestilent gadfly.
- Later, Hera sent the notorious gadfly to continuously bite and irritate Io.
- Like a gadfly you have been timing your intervention in my sleep routine with uncouth precision.
1. 1.1 A person who annoys or criticizes others in order to provoke them into action.
  always a gadfly, he attacked intellectual orthodoxies
  Example sentencesExamples
  Socrates has been described as a gadfly - a first-class pain.
  I have always considered him sort of a Socratic gadfly.
  The presence of gadflies has the effect of stalling the proceedings and delaying decisions.
  She was an occasional mover once, an equal opportunity, though always at bottom DNC faithful gadfly to be reckoned with, but now she's become little more than a formulaic stock pot cooking up the same tired stone soup every week.
  I am not a developer gadfly and my philosophy with films and developers has always been to stay with things that work well.
  We need to encourage new and daring defenders of science, gadflies in the name of critical inquiry; interpreters able to extend the public's understanding of science and its methods.
  The gadfly soon became an annoyance to both the MTA and the union, creating a newsletter which aired workers' grievances but criticised alleged union inaction.
  It was much more fun to be a gadfly than to be stung by one.
  Even more important, he, the shocker, the inspirer, the perpetual gadfly and disrupter and disturber, had gained the confidence of the astute and judicious statesman who was our Prime Minister.
  A prolific and polemical author unafraid to offend any and all comers, Abbey was a gadfly who reveled in the controversy he stirred.
  He lives in Maine now, and remains a journalistic gadfly.
  In part as a way to circumvent this ban, the two launched the Emergency Conservation Committee, a radical organization that remained a gadfly in wildlife conservation circles for the next three decades.
  One of his victims was the good abbe himself, a court gadfly and the author of musical comedies, by all estimates a man begging for comic publicity.
  While his documentaries are popular in the US and he makes the bestseller lists with his books, he is still sometimes seen by the press and public there as a fringe gadfly.
  Socrates' preferred analogy for his own role in the city was that of a gadfly, who lit upon his fellow citizens and sought to sting them into a healthy state of intellectual wakefulness.
  But he admits he is curious: what has the liberal gadfly done to annoy so many conservatives like him?
  In a male-dominated culture, she was a woman who read, a writer who meant to publish, and a theological gadfly.
  Baseball, by which I mean baseball, lowercase b, has lost a penetrating mind of great discernment, a gadfly who would not be dissuaded from his job as he saw it even when the Commissioner himself phoned to tell him to cut it out.
  As I discussed in another column, anonymity has allowed sites to post arguably confidential corporate information despite trade secret laws, and thus act as gadflies for corporate change.
  But as critic, scourge, and gadfly he is in the league of Socrates and Voltaire.
  Synonyms
  nuisance, bother, annoyance, irritation, irritant, thorn in one's flesh, thorn in one's side, vexation, trial, the bane of one's life, menace, curse, problem, trouble, worry, inconvenience, bore

Origin

Late 16th century: from gad¹, or obsolete gad 'goad, spike', from Old Norse gaddr, of Germanic origin; related to yard¹.

Definition of gadfly in US English:

gadfly

nounˈɡædˌflaɪˈɡadˌflī

1A fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly.
Example sentencesExamples
- Like a gadfly you have been timing your intervention in my sleep routine with uncouth precision.
- She was tormented by a furious little gadfly that bit her mercilessly, though she flicked her tail this way and that.
- Later, Hera sent the notorious gadfly to continuously bite and irritate Io.
- Zeus had once tried to seduce the lovely Io, but Hera, his jealous wife, had discovered her husband's intentions and turned poor Io into a cow, left to wander about the earth, constantly pursued and tormented by a pestilent gadfly.
1. 1.1 An annoying person, especially one who provokes others into action by criticism.
  always a gadfly, he attacked intellectual orthodoxies
  Example sentencesExamples
  Baseball, by which I mean baseball, lowercase b, has lost a penetrating mind of great discernment, a gadfly who would not be dissuaded from his job as he saw it even when the Commissioner himself phoned to tell him to cut it out.
  One of his victims was the good abbe himself, a court gadfly and the author of musical comedies, by all estimates a man begging for comic publicity.
  We need to encourage new and daring defenders of science, gadflies in the name of critical inquiry; interpreters able to extend the public's understanding of science and its methods.
  She was an occasional mover once, an equal opportunity, though always at bottom DNC faithful gadfly to be reckoned with, but now she's become little more than a formulaic stock pot cooking up the same tired stone soup every week.
  But he admits he is curious: what has the liberal gadfly done to annoy so many conservatives like him?
  Socrates' preferred analogy for his own role in the city was that of a gadfly, who lit upon his fellow citizens and sought to sting them into a healthy state of intellectual wakefulness.
  I am not a developer gadfly and my philosophy with films and developers has always been to stay with things that work well.
  In part as a way to circumvent this ban, the two launched the Emergency Conservation Committee, a radical organization that remained a gadfly in wildlife conservation circles for the next three decades.
  In a male-dominated culture, she was a woman who read, a writer who meant to publish, and a theological gadfly.
  But as critic, scourge, and gadfly he is in the league of Socrates and Voltaire.
  Even more important, he, the shocker, the inspirer, the perpetual gadfly and disrupter and disturber, had gained the confidence of the astute and judicious statesman who was our Prime Minister.
  It was much more fun to be a gadfly than to be stung by one.
  A prolific and polemical author unafraid to offend any and all comers, Abbey was a gadfly who reveled in the controversy he stirred.
  Socrates has been described as a gadfly - a first-class pain.
  The presence of gadflies has the effect of stalling the proceedings and delaying decisions.
  As I discussed in another column, anonymity has allowed sites to post arguably confidential corporate information despite trade secret laws, and thus act as gadflies for corporate change.
  While his documentaries are popular in the US and he makes the bestseller lists with his books, he is still sometimes seen by the press and public there as a fringe gadfly.
  I have always considered him sort of a Socratic gadfly.
  The gadfly soon became an annoyance to both the MTA and the union, creating a newsletter which aired workers' grievances but criticised alleged union inaction.
  He lives in Maine now, and remains a journalistic gadfly.
  Synonyms
  nuisance, bother, annoyance, irritation, irritant, thorn in one's flesh, thorn in one's side, vexation, trial, the bane of one's life, menace, curse, problem, trouble, worry, inconvenience, bore

Origin

Late 16th century: from gad, or obsolete gad ‘goad, spike’, from Old Norse gaddr, of Germanic origin; related to yard.

单词	gadfly
释义	Definition of gadfly in English: gadfly nounPlural gadfliesˈɡadflʌɪˈɡædˌflaɪ 1A fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly. Example sentencesExamples She was tormented by a furious little gadfly that bit her mercilessly, though she flicked her tail this way and that. Zeus had once tried to seduce the lovely Io, but Hera, his jealous wife, had discovered her husband's intentions and turned poor Io into a cow, left to wander about the earth, constantly pursued and tormented by a pestilent gadfly. Later, Hera sent the notorious gadfly to continuously bite and irritate Io. Like a gadfly you have been timing your intervention in my sleep routine with uncouth precision. 1.1 A person who annoys or criticizes others in order to provoke them into action. always a gadfly, he attacked intellectual orthodoxies Example sentencesExamples Socrates has been described as a gadfly - a first-class pain. I have always considered him sort of a Socratic gadfly. The presence of gadflies has the effect of stalling the proceedings and delaying decisions. She was an occasional mover once, an equal opportunity, though always at bottom DNC faithful gadfly to be reckoned with, but now she's become little more than a formulaic stock pot cooking up the same tired stone soup every week. I am not a developer gadfly and my philosophy with films and developers has always been to stay with things that work well. We need to encourage new and daring defenders of science, gadflies in the name of critical inquiry; interpreters able to extend the public's understanding of science and its methods. The gadfly soon became an annoyance to both the MTA and the union, creating a newsletter which aired workers' grievances but criticised alleged union inaction. It was much more fun to be a gadfly than to be stung by one. Even more important, he, the shocker, the inspirer, the perpetual gadfly and disrupter and disturber, had gained the confidence of the astute and judicious statesman who was our Prime Minister. A prolific and polemical author unafraid to offend any and all comers, Abbey was a gadfly who reveled in the controversy he stirred. He lives in Maine now, and remains a journalistic gadfly. In part as a way to circumvent this ban, the two launched the Emergency Conservation Committee, a radical organization that remained a gadfly in wildlife conservation circles for the next three decades. One of his victims was the good abbe himself, a court gadfly and the author of musical comedies, by all estimates a man begging for comic publicity. While his documentaries are popular in the US and he makes the bestseller lists with his books, he is still sometimes seen by the press and public there as a fringe gadfly. Socrates' preferred analogy for his own role in the city was that of a gadfly, who lit upon his fellow citizens and sought to sting them into a healthy state of intellectual wakefulness. But he admits he is curious: what has the liberal gadfly done to annoy so many conservatives like him? In a male-dominated culture, she was a woman who read, a writer who meant to publish, and a theological gadfly. Baseball, by which I mean baseball, lowercase b, has lost a penetrating mind of great discernment, a gadfly who would not be dissuaded from his job as he saw it even when the Commissioner himself phoned to tell him to cut it out. As I discussed in another column, anonymity has allowed sites to post arguably confidential corporate information despite trade secret laws, and thus act as gadflies for corporate change. But as critic, scourge, and gadfly he is in the league of Socrates and Voltaire. Synonyms nuisance, bother, annoyance, irritation, irritant, thorn in one's flesh, thorn in one's side, vexation, trial, the bane of one's life, menace, curse, problem, trouble, worry, inconvenience, bore Origin Late 16th century: from gad¹, or obsolete gad 'goad, spike', from Old Norse gaddr, of Germanic origin; related to yard¹. Definition of gadfly in US English: gadfly nounˈɡædˌflaɪˈɡadˌflī 1A fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly. Example sentencesExamples Like a gadfly you have been timing your intervention in my sleep routine with uncouth precision. She was tormented by a furious little gadfly that bit her mercilessly, though she flicked her tail this way and that. Later, Hera sent the notorious gadfly to continuously bite and irritate Io. Zeus had once tried to seduce the lovely Io, but Hera, his jealous wife, had discovered her husband's intentions and turned poor Io into a cow, left to wander about the earth, constantly pursued and tormented by a pestilent gadfly. 1.1 An annoying person, especially one who provokes others into action by criticism. always a gadfly, he attacked intellectual orthodoxies Example sentencesExamples Baseball, by which I mean baseball, lowercase b, has lost a penetrating mind of great discernment, a gadfly who would not be dissuaded from his job as he saw it even when the Commissioner himself phoned to tell him to cut it out. One of his victims was the good abbe himself, a court gadfly and the author of musical comedies, by all estimates a man begging for comic publicity. We need to encourage new and daring defenders of science, gadflies in the name of critical inquiry; interpreters able to extend the public's understanding of science and its methods. She was an occasional mover once, an equal opportunity, though always at bottom DNC faithful gadfly to be reckoned with, but now she's become little more than a formulaic stock pot cooking up the same tired stone soup every week. But he admits he is curious: what has the liberal gadfly done to annoy so many conservatives like him? Socrates' preferred analogy for his own role in the city was that of a gadfly, who lit upon his fellow citizens and sought to sting them into a healthy state of intellectual wakefulness. I am not a developer gadfly and my philosophy with films and developers has always been to stay with things that work well. In part as a way to circumvent this ban, the two launched the Emergency Conservation Committee, a radical organization that remained a gadfly in wildlife conservation circles for the next three decades. In a male-dominated culture, she was a woman who read, a writer who meant to publish, and a theological gadfly. But as critic, scourge, and gadfly he is in the league of Socrates and Voltaire. Even more important, he, the shocker, the inspirer, the perpetual gadfly and disrupter and disturber, had gained the confidence of the astute and judicious statesman who was our Prime Minister. It was much more fun to be a gadfly than to be stung by one. A prolific and polemical author unafraid to offend any and all comers, Abbey was a gadfly who reveled in the controversy he stirred. Socrates has been described as a gadfly - a first-class pain. The presence of gadflies has the effect of stalling the proceedings and delaying decisions. As I discussed in another column, anonymity has allowed sites to post arguably confidential corporate information despite trade secret laws, and thus act as gadflies for corporate change. While his documentaries are popular in the US and he makes the bestseller lists with his books, he is still sometimes seen by the press and public there as a fringe gadfly. I have always considered him sort of a Socratic gadfly. The gadfly soon became an annoyance to both the MTA and the union, creating a newsletter which aired workers' grievances but criticised alleged union inaction. He lives in Maine now, and remains a journalistic gadfly. Synonyms nuisance, bother, annoyance, irritation, irritant, thorn in one's flesh, thorn in one's side, vexation, trial, the bane of one's life, menace, curse, problem, trouble, worry, inconvenience, bore Origin Late 16th century: from gad, or obsolete gad ‘goad, spike’, from Old Norse gaddr, of Germanic origin; related to yard.
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