a honeycomb
作可数名词，指单独的一片蜂巢或巢脾。
He bought a honeycomb at the market.
他在市场买了一块蜂巢蜜。
蜂巢；蜂窝
蜂窝状物；多孔结构；甜美之物；令人愉快的事物；蜜蜂主要用蜂蜡筑成的物质,具六角形巢室,用于培育幼虫及储存花粉和蜂蜜以备短缺时食用；人类也将其作为巢蜜食用；(可数)由两层该物质组成的单片。；具有许多巢室或小孔、类似蜂巢(名词义项1)的事物。；在甜味上类似蜂巢的事物；引申指令人向往或愉悦的事物。
a structure made by bees out of wax, with many small six-sided cells for storing honey and eggs
蜜蜂主要用蜂蜡筑成的物质,具六角形巢室,用于培育幼虫及储存花粉和蜂蜜以备短缺时食用；人类也将其作为巢蜜食用；(可数)由两层该物质组成的单片。
A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.
具有许多巢室或小孔、类似蜂巢(名词义项1)的事物。
Something resembling honeycomb (noun sense 1) in having numerous cells or small holes.
在甜味上类似蜂巢的事物；引申指令人向往或愉悦的事物。
Something resembling honeycomb in sweetness; hence, something desirable or pleasant.
The beekeeper carefully removed a piece of honeycomb from the hive.
养蜂人小心地从蜂箱中取出一块蜂巢。
用法提示：作为名词，指蜜蜂建造的蜂巢结构。
This cereal has a honeycomb shape that makes it fun for kids to eat.
这种谷物食品呈蜂窝状，吃起来让孩子们觉得有趣。
用法提示：作为名词，比喻类似蜂巢的多孔结构。
The ancient wall was eaten away, leaving a honeycomb of tunnels.
古老的墙壁被侵蚀，留下蜂窝状的隧道网络。
用法提示：作为名词，形容布满了孔洞的形态。
作可数名词，指单独的一片蜂巢或巢脾。
He bought a honeycomb at the market.
他在市场买了一块蜂巢蜜。
复数形式表示多片蜂巢。
The beekeeper lifted several honeycombs from the hive.
养蜂人从蜂箱里取出几片蜂巢。
用于比喻具有许多小格或小孔的结构。
The building was a honeycomb of tiny offices.
这座建筑就像一个由许多小办公室组成的蜂巢。
这种“像蜂巢一样”的说法是明喻，强调多孔或蜂窝状的特征。
The rock was porous, like a honeycomb.
这块岩石多孔，像蜂窝一样。
强调交叉的条、板形成的格子，常用于建筑或数学，替代时注意是间距规则的格架。
强调线材或纤维交织出的孔洞网络，替代时注意材质通常是柔软或柔韧的。
强调均匀分布的横竖线条或方块，常用于地图、坐标系统，替代时注意其规整性。
强调互相连接的点或线构成的系统，引申义多于蜂窝状，替代时注意不强调孔洞。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bees made several honeycomb in the hive.
正确表达The bees made several honeycombs in the hive.
honeycomb 作“一块/一片巢脾”解时是可数名词，指材料本身时才不可数；several 要求复数，所以应用 honeycombs。
grammar · medium
易错句子Honeycomb is made by beeswax.
正确表达Honeycomb is made from beeswax.
被动结构表示“由……制成”时，材料用 made from/of，而 made by 后接动作执行者。此句要表达“由蜂蜡制成”，应把 by 改为 from。
honeycomb 指蜜蜂用蜂蜡筑成的六角形巢室结构；beehive 指养蜂人提供的蜂箱或蜜蜂居住的整体容器，二者指代不同。
honeycomb 是蜜蜂筑的蜡质巢脾结构；honey 是蜜蜂酿造的甜味液体，是可食用的食物而非结构性物体。
honeycomb 是“蜂巢”，而 comb 作名词常指“梳子”，虽然 honeycomb 中含有 comb，但二者词义和用途完全不同。
蜂窝结构
The satellite panel is built with a lightweight honeycomb structure.
这颗卫星面板采用轻质蜂窝结构制造。
蜂窝图案
She wore a dress with a honeycomb pattern.
她穿了一条带有蜂窝图案的连衣裙。
蜂窝芯材
The door is made of steel with a honeycomb core.
这扇门是带蜂窝芯材的钢板制成。
蜂窝肚（金钱肚）
Honeycomb tripe is a popular ingredient in hot pot.
牛蜂窝肚是火锅里很受欢迎的食材。
蜂窝糖
Honeycomb candy is made with sugar and baking soda.
蜂窝糖是用糖和小苏打制成的。
蜂巢室
Each honeycomb cell is a perfect hexagon.
每个蜂巢室都是一个完美的六边形。
蜂巢般的（复杂网络）
The old town is a honeycomb of narrow streets and alleyways.
这座老城是一个由狭窄街道和小巷组成的蜂巢般错综复杂的网络。
诗篇 19:10（英王钦定本）：诗篇作者赞美上帝的法度，说其比金子更可羡慕，比蜂蜜和蜂巢更甜美。
Honeycomb is a natural sweetener made by bees from beeswax, with many small hexagonal cells.
蜂巢蜜是蜜蜂用蜂蜡制成的天然甜味剂，带有许多小小的六角形巢室。
雅歌 4:11（英王钦定本）：新郎赞美女友的嘴唇如蜂巢滴蜜，舌下有蜜有奶，衣裳香气如黎巴嫩。
In the Song of Solomon, the beloved's lips are compared to a honeycomb dripping with sweetness.
在《雅歌》中，所爱之人的嘴唇被比作滴下甜蜜的蜂巢。
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