bee

Word family nounbeehivebeekeeperbeekeepingbeelinebeeswaxbeeswingbeeadjectivebeeswinged

Related topics: Insects

bee /biː/ noun [countableC] → be

HBIa black and yellow flying insect that makes honey and can sting you 蜜蜂

a swarm of bees

一群蜜蜂

a bee sting

蜜蜂蜇伤

→ bumblebee →4 See picture of 见图 INSECT →5 see picture at 见图 insect

2 have a bee in your bonnet (about something) informalIMPORTANT to think something is so important, so necessary etc that you keep mentioning it or thinking about it 一心想着（某事），念念不忘（某事）

Dad’s got a bee in his bonnet about saving electricity.

爸爸一心想着要省电。

3. sewing/quilting etc bee American EnglishAmE informal an occasion when people, usually women, meet in order to do a particular type of work 〔妇女聚在一起的〕缝纫会/缝被会等

Examples from the Corpus

sewing/quilting etc bee• I don't mean sermons, or those awful sewing bees we used to have.

4. a busy bee spokenBUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DO someone who enjoys being busy or active 忙碌活跃的人

5 be the bee’s knees spoken old-fashioned to be very good 好极了，棒极了

She thought the party was just the bee’s knees.

她觉得这次聚会棒极了。

Examples from the Corpus

be the bee’s knees• I think that show is just the bee's knees.

→ spelling bee, → the birds and the bees at bird(3)

Examples from the Corpus

bee• She trailed around the room picking up beer bottles, looking oddly like a bee with broken wings.• In the spring these plants would unfurl tiny pink bell-like flowers that attract bees.• And they are at far higher risk of death from bees, wasps and snakes than from sharks.• A review of the honey bees is flanked by a fascinating description of the less well known bumble bees.• It was like bees round a honey pot.• Blame it on the lightless conspiracy of bee life, a secret guarded by ten thousand fanatically loyal, armed soldiers.• The dance of the bees has a repertoire of wiggles and tilts and speeds.• In 1994, according to our census, they made up 15 percent of the bee population.

Origin bee

Old English beo

单词	bee
释义	bee Word family nounbeehivebeekeeperbeekeepingbeelinebeeswaxbeeswingbeeadjectivebeeswinged Related topics: Insects bee /biː/ ●●○ noun [countableC] → be 1 HBIa black and yellow flying insect that makes honey and can sting you 蜜蜂 a swarm of bees 一群蜜蜂 a bee sting 蜜蜂蜇伤 → bumblebee →4 See picture of 见图 INSECT →5 see picture at 见图 insect 2 have a bee in your bonnet (about something) informalIMPORTANT to think something is so important, so necessary etc that you keep mentioning it or thinking about it 一心想着（某事），念念不忘（某事） Dad’s got a bee in his bonnet about saving electricity. 爸爸一心想着要省电。 3. sewing/quilting etc bee American EnglishAmE informal an occasion when people, usually women, meet in order to do a particular type of work 〔妇女聚在一起的〕缝纫会/缝被会等 Examples from the Corpus sewing/quilting etc bee• I don't mean sermons, or those awful sewing bees we used to have. 4. a busy bee spokenBUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DO someone who enjoys being busy or active 忙碌活跃的人 5 be the bee’s knees spoken old-fashioned to be very good 好极了，棒极了 She thought the party was just the bee’s knees. 她觉得这次聚会棒极了。 Examples from the Corpus be the bee’s knees• I think that show is just the bee's knees. → spelling bee, → the birds and the bees at bird(3) Examples from the Corpus bee• She trailed around the room picking up beer bottles, looking oddly like a bee with broken wings.• In the spring these plants would unfurl tiny pink bell-like flowers that attract bees.• And they are at far higher risk of death from bees, wasps and snakes than from sharks.• A review of the honey bees is flanked by a fascinating description of the less well known bumble bees.• It was like bees round a honey pot.• Blame it on the lightless conspiracy of bee life, a secret guarded by ten thousand fanatically loyal, armed soldiers.• The dance of the bees has a repertoire of wiggles and tilts and speeds.• In 1994, according to our census, they made up 15 percent of the bee population. Origin bee Old English beo
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