honey

honey
(pl. -eys)
  1. [mass noun]a sweet, sticky yellowish-brown fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers
    蜂蜜
    ■a yellowish-brown or golden colour
    黄褐色,金黄色,蜜色
    [as modifier]her honey skin.
    她金黄色的皮肤。
    ■any sweet substance similar to bees' honey
    类似蜂蜜的甘甜物质
  2. (informal)an excellent example of something
    (非正式)极好的一个例子
    it's one honey of an adaptation.
    这是一个绝妙的改编本。
    ■(chiefly N. Amer.)darling; sweetheart (usually as a form of address)
    (主北美)[通常用于称呼]亲爱的;宝贝
    hi, honey!.
    嗨,宝贝!。
语源
  1. Old English hunig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch honig and German Honig
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