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a black and yellow flying insect that can sting (= touch your skin and make you feel a sharp pain).Bees live in large groups and make honey (= a sweet sticky substance that is good to eat). 蜜蜂 Extra ExamplesTopics Insects, worms, etc.b1Butterflies, flies and bees pollinate flowers. 蝴蝶、苍蝇和蜜蜂都传授花粉。 He was stung by thousands of angry bees. 他被数千只发怒的蜜蜂蜇了。 Lavender attracts bees. 熏衣草很招蜜蜂。 The bees swarmed around the hive. 一群蜜蜂在蜂巢周围飞来飞去。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bumble
- honey
- killer
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- swarm
- attract
- buzz
- hum
- sting (somebody)
- …
- hive
- sting
- keeper
- …
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a meeting in a group where people combine work, competition and pleasure （集工作、竞赛、娱乐为一体的）聚会 a sewing bee 缝纫友谊赛
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- quilting
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Word OriginOld English bēo, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bij and German dialect Beie.
Idioms
as busy as a bee
very busy 忙得不可开交 More Like This Similes in idiomsSimiles in idioms- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots
the bee’s knees
the birds and the bees
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the basic facts about sex, especially as told to children （尤指跟儿童讲的）性的基本知识
have a bee in your bonnet (about something)
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to think or talk about something all the time and to think that it is very important （认为某事很重要而）念念不忘，老是提起 Our teacher has a bee in his bonnet about punctuation. 我们的老师没完没了地琢磨着标点符号。