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beehive
UK //ˈbiːhaɪv//US //ˈbiˌhaɪv//
词源
源自中古英语 'beohive'，由 'bee'（蜜蜂）和 'hive'（蜂箱）组成，最早记录于14世纪。
noun
❶ 指蜜蜂居住的蜂巢，通常由蜂蜡构成六边形巢室，用于储存蜂蜜和养育幼蜂。
“The beehive in our garden is full of honey.”
（我们花园里的蜂巢装满了蜂蜜。）
“She carefully removed the beehive from the tree.”
（她小心翼翼地把蜂巢从树上取下来。）
❶ 比喻繁忙或热闹的场所，形容人们像蜜蜂一样忙碌活动的场景。
“The office was a beehive of activity before the deadline.”
（截止日期前，办公室像蜂巢一样忙碌。）
“The market turned into a beehive during the festival.”
（节日期间市场变得像蜂巢般热闹。）
同义词:hive, apiary, honeycomb, colony, swarm
verb
❶ 指像蜜蜂一样密集聚集或忙碌活动，常用于描述人群的集中行为。
“Protesters beehived around the government building.”
（抗议者像蜂群般聚集在政府大楼周围。）
“Fans beehived at the airport to see their idol.”
（粉丝们蜂拥至机场只为见到偶像。）
同义词:swarm, cluster, gather, congregate, throng
常见短语
busy as a beehive — 形容某个地方或场景极其繁忙热闹，就像蜂巢里蜜蜂不停工作的状态。
“The kitchen was as busy as a beehive during the wedding preparation.”
（筹备婚礼时厨房像蜂巢般忙碌。）
human beehive — 比喻人群密集活动的场所，特别指现代办公空间或公共区域。
“The co-working space operates like a well-organized human beehive.”
（这个联合办公空间运作得像个井然有序的人类蜂巢。）