horsefly
🇬🇧/ˈhɔːsflaɪ/ 🇺🇸/ˈhɔːrsflaɪ/
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any large stout-bodied dipterous fly of the family Tabanidae, the females of which suck the blood of mammals, esp horses, cattle, and man 虻科 (Also called gadfly, cleg)
noun [专属名词] 马蝇；虻
That horsefly is the only thing keeping this old horse moving. 那只马蝇是唯一能让这匹老马活动的东西。
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- He noticed a big horsefly biting the flank of the farmers horse. 他注意到一个大马蝇在咬农夫旁边的马。
- Egypt is a pretty heifer, from the north a horsefly lights upon her. 埃及是一头美丽的小母牛，但是有一只牛蝇从北方向她扑来。