gnat
noun [ C ] uk/næt/ us/næt/
叮人的小虫;蚋;蠓
a very small flying insect that bites animals and people
The evening was idyllic, except for the gnats that often come with sunset dining.
Mosquitoes, flies, and gnats are not only annoying but can cause physical harm.
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- The disease is spread to cattle by gnats or flies.
- Tiny electrons orbit the nucleus, like gnats swirling around fruit.
- She could shoot the eye out of a gnat at fifty paces.