honey

noun

/ˈhʌni/

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[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
Topics Foodb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- clear
- runny
- wild
- …
… of honey
- jar
- pot
verb + honey
- make
- produce
- gather
- …
honey + noun
- bee
phrases
- as sweet as honey
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[countable] (informal) a way of addressing somebody that you like or love（爱称）亲爱的，宝贝
- Have you seen my keys, honey?你见到我的钥匙了吗，宝贝？
[countable] (informal) a person that you like or love and think is very kind可爱的人
- He can be a real honey when he wants to be.他高兴的时候挺招人喜欢的。

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。