hornet
hornet
noun
a hornets' nest
noun
- a large, fairly docile wasp which is typically red and yellow or red and black and typically nests in hollow trees
大黄蜂 - Vespa and other genera, family Vespidae: several species, including the European V. crabro
胡蜂属及其他属，胡蜂科： 数种，包括欧洲的黄边胡蜂
a hornets' nest
- a situation fraught with difficulties or complications
一大堆麻烦，困境
the move has stirred up a hornet's nest of academic fear and loathing.
这次行动引起了学术恐慌和厌恶，惹了一堆麻烦。
- Old English hyrnet, of Germanic origin; related to German Hornisse. The form of the word was probably influenced by Middle Dutch and Middle Low German hornte
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