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hive /haɪv/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr. I n. 1. 蜂箱;蜂巢 He's building a hive so that he can keep bees. 他正在做一只蜂箱,这样他就能养蜂了。 2. 蜂群 3. 熙熙攘攘的场所,忙忙碌碌的地方 What a hive of industry! 多么勤劳繁忙的地方! 4. 熙熙攘攘的人群 Tomorrow the human hive would drone again. 明天,人们又要像蜜蜂似地喧闹忙碌起来。
II ❶ vt. 1. 使(蜂)入蜂箱 hive a swarm 把一群蜂移入蜂箱 2. 贮(蜜)于蜂箱 A strong colony in a good season may hive 100 pounds of honey. 一大群蜂在适时的季节里可能贮蜜100磅。 3. 贮存,将…藏起备用(up, away) He used to hive away a small sum every month. 过去他每个月都要存起一小笔钱。 ❷ vi. 1. (蜂)进入蜂箱 2. (蜂)生活在蜂箱内;(像蜜蜂般)密集群居 3. 隐居;藏身(up) [< OE hÿf; 与 Gr kupellon cup, OE hēah high 有关] phr. hive off 1. (如蜜蜂分群一般)分裂出来;另立;把…分离出来; (把部分工作等)划分给 (下属部门等)The firm was hived off from the parent company. 这家子公司从母公司分立了出来。If we can't meet the schedule, we can hive off some of the work to another firm. 如果我们来不及完成,可以把部分工作分给另一家公司做。2. 〈主英口〉不见;不告而别 Where's Jim? I suppose he has hived off again. 吉姆哪里去了? 我看他又悄悄溜了。 |