hive
n. 蜂箱; 蜂巢; 蜂群; 喧闹地区
A hive is a structure in which bees are kept, which is designed so that the beekeeper can collect the honey that they produce.
If you describe a place as a hive of activity, you approve of the fact that there is a lot of activity there or that people are busy working there.
In the morning the house was a hive of activity...
早上,房子里一片繁忙景象。
Stuart Tannahill's shed is a veritable hive of photographic creativity.
斯图尔特·坦纳希尔的小屋是个名副其实的摄影创意中心。
Hives is a condition in which patches of your skin become red and very uncomfortable and itchy.
1. a teeming multitude
2. a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
3. a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
1. store, like bees;
2. move together in a hive or as if in a hive;
3. gather into a hive;
hive off
从团体中分离出来
hive something off
(主英)(尤指生意)划分出来,分离出来(尤指从公有变为私有)
The hive is made of wood.
这蜂箱是用木材做的.
Next year, the biochemistry section will hive off to form an independent department.
明年生物化学组要分出去,单独成为一个系.
These temporary hive extensions contain frames of empty comb for the bees to fill with honey.
临时扩充的蜂箱里有用来让蜜蜂贮存蜂蜜的空蜂巢.
I will hole you like a hive if you dare to touch my wife once.
如果你胆敢碰我妻子一个手指头,我就把你打成筛子.
Bees hive honey and pollen.
蜜蜂储存花蜜和花粉.