bee

bee
noun

(亦作 honeybee 或 hive bee)a stinging winged insect which collects nectar and pollen, produces wax and honey, and lives in large communities. It was domesticated for its honey around the end of the Neolithic period, and is typically kept in hives
蜜蜂
Four species in the genus Apis, family Apidae, in particular the widespread A. mellifera
蜜蜂属中4种，蜜蜂科，尤指分布广泛的西方蜂
an insect of a large group to which the honeybee belongs, including many solitary as well as social kinds
蜂
Superfamily Apoidea, order Hymenoptera: several families, often now placed in the single family Apidae
蜜蜂总科，膜翅目：数科，现常统归蜜蜂科
[with modifier]a meeting for communal work or amusement
集体劳动；娱乐聚会
a sewing bee.
集体缝纫劳动。

常用词组
the bee's knees

have a bee in one's bonnet

语源

Old English bēo, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bij and German dialect Beie

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