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bee
一种有毛的昆虫,生产蜂蜜并生活在群体中
a hairy-bodied insect that produces honey and lives in colonies
- 1.
A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.
一种会飞的昆虫,属膜翅目蜜蜂总科下的Anthophila分支,以其有组织的社会性(尽管只有少数种类如此)著称,采集花粉,部分种类还能产生蜂蜡和蜂蜜。
- 2.
A contest, especially for spelling; see spelling bee.
一种竞赛,尤指拼写比赛;参见spelling bee。
- 3.
The name of the Latin script letter B/b.
拉丁字母B/b的名称。
- 4.
someone connected with Barnet Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
与巴尼特足球俱乐部有关的人,如球迷、球员、教练等。
- 5.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
许多毛茸茸的昆虫,包括社会性和独居种类
- 6.
A community gathering to share labour, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee.
一种社区聚会,大家共同劳动,如缝纫聚会或绗缝聚会。
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a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions
为完成某项共同任务或举行比赛而举行的社交聚会
一种以授粉为主要角色的社会性昆虫;一种会飞的昆虫,属膜翅目蜜蜂总科下的Anthophila分支,以其有组织的社会性(尽管只有少数种类如此)著称,采集花粉,部分种类还能产生蜂蜡和蜂蜜。;一种竞赛,尤指拼写比赛;参见spelling bee。;拉丁字母B/b的名称。;与巴尼特足球俱乐部有关的人,如球迷、球员、教练等。
In use
Bees collect nectar from flowers to make honey.
I saw a bee buzzing around the garden.
Without bees, many plants would not be pollinated.
spelling bee
表示一种比赛活动。
She won the school spelling bee.
她赢得了学校的拼写比赛。
as busy as a bee
习语,形容非常忙碌。
He is as busy as a bee these days.
他这些天忙得像只蜜蜂。
bee sting
复合名词,指蜜蜂蜇伤的伤口或事件。
A bee sting can be painful.
蜜蜂蜇伤可能会很痛。
Connections
Collocations
- busy bee
- 忙碌的人
- She is a busy bee helping everyone.她是个大忙人,帮助每个人。
- queen bee
- 蜂王; 社交圈核心人物
- The queen bee controls the hive.蜂王控制蜂巢。
- bee sting
- 蜜蜂蜇伤
- I got a bee sting on my arm.我手臂被蜜蜂蜇了。
- beehive
- 蜂箱; 蜂巢
- The beehive is full of honey.蜂箱里装满了蜂蜜。
- bee pollen
- 蜂花粉
- Bee pollen is a nutritious supplement.蜂花粉是一种营养补充剂。
- spelling bee
- 拼字比赛
Learner notes
Memory Tip
字母B像蜜蜂身体,两个e像翅膀,bee就是蜜蜂。
Context & Register
通常指昆虫“蜜蜂”,用于日常、科普或农业语境,语体中性。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme: see, tree, free. Words that look similar but sound different: beer (/bɪr/), been (/bɪn/), beet (/biːt/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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