Word · Frequency #23000
Fully loadedhoneycombs
使布满蜂窝状小孔;使成蜂窝状
honeycombs is the third person singular of honeycomb.
核心释义
To make many small holes or cavities in something, especially in a pattern that looks like a honeycomb.
- 1.
使布满小孔,尤指形成蜂巢状图案;亦指以此方式使中空或变弱。
To riddle (something) with small holes, especially in a pattern resembling a honeycomb (noun sense 1); also, to cause (something) to become hollow or weakened in this way.
- 2.
在(某物)内部钻洞或挖隧道。
To bore cavities or tunnels inside (something).
- 3.
用蜂巢图案装饰(某物)。
To decorate (something) with a honeycomb pattern.
- 4.
深入(某物)内部以削弱之;破坏、侵蚀。
To make way deeply into (something) so as to weaken it; to undermine.
- 5.
用蜂巢形装饰(天花板)(参见名词义项2.4)。
To ornament (a ceiling) with honeycomb work (see noun sense 2.4).
削弱;侵蚀;用蜂巢图案装饰;加蜂窝状饰纹;使布满小孔,尤指形成蜂巢状图案;亦指以此方式使中空或变弱。;在(某物)内部钻洞或挖隧道。;用蜂巢图案装饰(某物)。
用法In use
The rock was honeycombed with tiny holes from years of erosion.
用法提示:过去分词honeycombed表示被蜂巢状孔洞覆盖的状态。
The old tree trunk was honeycombing as insects burrowed into it.
用法提示:现在分词honeycombing表示正在形成蜂窝状结构。
The builder honeycombs the concrete with lightweight filler to reduce weight.
用法提示:第三人称单数honeycombs表示主动使某物呈蜂窝状。
honeycomb sth
honeycomb 作及物动词,指使物体布满小孔或使之中空、变弱,宾语常为木材、岩石、金属等实体。
The insects honeycombed the dead tree trunk.
昆虫把枯树干蛀得千疮百孔。
be honeycombed with sth
被动语态中 with 引出造成孔洞的事物(如 tunnels、caves、holes)。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be honeycombed with
- 布满…的孔洞或隧道
- The mountain was honeycombed with secret tunnels.这座山里布满了秘密隧道。
- honeycomb the walls
- 在墙壁内部挖空
- Rats had honeycombed the walls of the old house.老鼠把老房子的墙壁蛀空了。
- honeycomb the organization
- 从内部侵蚀、削弱组织
- Corruption honeycombed the entire organization.腐败侵蚀了整个组织。
- honeycomb the ceiling
- 用蜂巢图案装饰天花板
- The craftsman honeycombed the ceiling with a delicate pattern.工匠在天花板上装饰了精致的蜂巢图案。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
honey(蜂蜜)+comb(梳子)→蜂巢像梳子般布满整齐小孔,作动词就是“使成蜂窝状、使布满小孔”。想象蜜蜂在梳齿间钻出无数孔洞。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:书面描写、文学文本、正式说明 honeycomb 作动词时比较正式,多用于书面或文学描写,表示使某物布满蜂窝状小孔、被掏空或逐渐削弱。日常口语中较少使用,通常出现在对地质、器物或组织状态的描述中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
honeycomb ends in -comb, pronounced /kəum/ (AmE /koʊm/). Genuine rhymes: comb, home, roam, foam (final /əum/; AmE /oʊm/). Spelling lookalikes that sound different: bomb /bɒm/ and tomb /tuːm/.
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