Dreye权威释义

n.[C]

（叮人的有翅）小昆虫；蚋；蠓
There are gnats around the pond.
水塘四周有小昆虫。
【英】蚊子
小烦扰；琐碎事情
Don't let yourself be bothered by such gnats.
不要让自己为这些琐事而烦恼。

短语

strain at a gnat

谨小慎微
He's always straining at a gnat.
他总是对小事很拘谨。

辨析

同义参见:

insect

以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》

/nat/

n.

a small two-winged fly resembling a mosquito, typically forming large swarms. [Culex pipiens and many other species, especially in the family Culicidae.]

Etymology

OE gnætt, of Gmc origin.

以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》