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hive

UK //haɪv//US //haɪv//

词源

源自古英语 hȳf,与古挪威语 húfr(船体)同源,可能因蜂巢形状与倒扣的船相似。

noun

❶ 指蜜蜂居住的蜂巢,由蜂蜡构成六边形巢室,用于储存蜂蜜和养育幼蜂。也比喻繁忙或组织严密的地方。

“The beekeeper carefully inspected the hive for honey production.”

(养蜂人仔细检查蜂巢以了解蜂蜜产量。)

“A swarm of bees surrounded their new hive.”

(一群蜜蜂围绕着它们的新蜂巢。)

同义词:beehive, colony, swarm, nest

verb

❶ 将蜜蜂引入蜂箱的行为,或比喻使人或事物聚集到某处。计算机领域指将数据存储到分布式系统中。

“Farmers hive the bees in spring to start honey production.”

(农民在春季将蜜蜂引入蜂箱开始产蜜。)

“The students hived around the professor after the lecture.”

(讲座结束后学生们聚集在教授周围。)

同义词:gather, cluster, store, accumulate

常见短语

hive mind — 指群体表现出类似单一智能的行为,常用于描述昆虫社会或人类从众心理。

“Social media sometimes creates a hive mind where people share similar opinions.”

(社交媒体有时会形成群体思维,导致人们观点趋同。)

hive off — 将企业的一部分分离出去成为独立实体,或转移责任给他人。

“The company decided to hive off its logistics department to reduce costs.”

(公司决定剥离物流部门以降低成本。)