gnat

gnat
[nat]
noun

a small two-winged fly that resembles a mosquito. Gnats include both biting and non-biting forms, and they typically form large swarms
蚊；蚋；状似蚊子的双翅目长角皿目昆虫（包括咬人的和不咬人的两类，多大量成群出现）
Several families, especially Culicidae (the biting gnats), which includes the common gnat (Culex pipiens)
数科，尤指蚊科（咬人的两翼小昆虫），包括尖音库蚊（拉丁名Culex pipiens）
■a person or thing seen as tiny or insignificant, especially in comparison with something larger or more important
（尤指相比较）看起来渺小（或不重要）的人（或物）
I was only a gnat in the affair.
在这件事中我是微不足道的。

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