| 词汇 | gnat |
| 释义 | gnat noun[ C ] uk /næt/ us /næt/ a very small flying insect that bites animals and people: 叮人的小虫;蚋;蠓 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. Kay Maguire/Moment Open/GettyImages informalhumorous used to emphasize how extremely small something is: This type of device cannot provide enough hydrogen to make a gnat's worth of difference. The food is wonderful, even if the portions are suitable for a gnat! 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. Insect names anopheles ant aphid beastie bedbug deathwatch beetle dragonfly dust mite earwig earworm housefly insect jigger ladybird lepidopterist silverfish sow bug spider mite stick insect swallowtail You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Extremely small Idiomsgnat's piss a gnat's whisker have the attention span of a gnat strain at a gnat (and swallow a camel) gnat | American Dictionarygnat noun[ C ] us/næt/ a small flying insect that bites Examples of gnatgnat No more than an elephant can use its trunk to swat a swarm of gnats, is modern, conventional military technology capable of putting an end to low-intensity war. It is no use sending a swarm of gnats to swat an elephant, because it does not work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Having accepted the peace plan—or, so to speak, the camel—they are straining at gnats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So having swallowed the camel we must not strain at the gnat of the order. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You have the camel; you ought not to strain at the gnat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall not be guilty of straining at the gnat or swallowing a camel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a steam roller, admittedly to crush a gnat, but it is a steam roller. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are in danger, if we accept the new clause, of creating a camel to strain at one or two gnats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He accepts the gnat of principle but strains at the camel of making it work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That would be to strain at a gnat and to swallow a camel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is not a gnat's whisker between them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the modern equivalent to the mote and the beam, and the gnat and the camel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would strain out gnats and not strain at a gnat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are some people who can strain at a very small gnat and swallow a herd of circus elephants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may be straining at a gnat, but it certainly strains my powers of understanding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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