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单词 gnat
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
gnat /næt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Insectsa very small fly, esp. one that bites, or the midge.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gnat  (nat),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Insectsany of certain small flies, esp. the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
  2. Insects, Fish, British Terms[Brit.]mosquito.
  3. Idioms strain at a gnat and swallow a camel, to fuss about trifles while ignoring more serious matters.
  • bef. 900; Middle English; Old English gnæt(t); cognate with German (dialect, dialectal) Gnatze
gnat′like′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gnat /næt/ n
  1. any of various small fragile biting dipterous insects of the suborder Nematocera, esp Culex pipiens (common gnat), which abounds near stagnant water
Etymology: Old English gnætt; related to Middle High German gnaz scurf, German dialect Gnitze gnat
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