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- a beehive蜂窝, 蜂箱。
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- the bees in a hive蜂群。
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- a thing that has the domed shape of a beehive蜂窝状物体。
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- figurative〈喻〉a place in which people are busily occupied繁忙之地：
the kitchen became a hive of activity.
厨房成了繁忙之地。
词源
Old English hȳf, of Germanic origin.
短语动词
hive something off
- chiefly Brit. (especially in business) separate something from a larger group or organization, especially from public to private ownership〈主英〉（尤指经营）划分出来, 分离出来（尤指从公有变为私有）：
the weekly magazine hived off by the BBC.
从英国广播公司分立出来的周刊。