- [uncountable]
a sweet, sticky yellow-brown substance made by bees that is spread on bread, etc. like jam 蜂蜜 How do bees make honey? 蜜蜂如何酿蜜？ a jar of locally produced honey 一罐当地酿造的蜂蜜 to gather honey from the hive 从蜂箱中采蜜
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- runny
- wild
- …
- jar
- pot
- make
- produce
- gather
- …
- bee
- as sweet as honey
- [countable] (informal)
a way of addressing somebody that you like or love （爱称）亲爱的，宝贝 - [countable] (informal)
a person that you like or love and think is very kind 可爱的人
Word OriginOld English hunig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch honig and German Honig.
Idioms
the land of milk and honey
a place where life is pleasant and easy and people are very happy 富饶的乐土；丰裕之地 He dreamed of emigrating to Canada—the land of milk and honey. 他梦想移居加拿大——牛奶和蜂蜜之乡。