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单词 hive
释义
hive
noun
uk
/haɪv/us
/haɪv/

hivenoun(BEES)

[C]
astructurewherebeeslive, eitherbuiltbypeopleor made by thebeesthemselves :
Beesnaturallyattackanythingenteringtheirhives.
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[+ sing/pl verb,C]
agroupofbeeslivingtogether in a hive:
The varroamiteis atinyinsectthatinfectsbeesandeventuallykillswholehives.
More examples
  • Honeybeestypicallybuildtheirhive in adark,dryplace, such as in atreehollow.
  • Thebeekeeperblowspuffsofsmokeinto the hives todistractthebeeswhen he is making aninspection.
  • When ahoneybeeencountersadeadbeein the hive, ittossesit out of thecolony.
  • Weencounteredalargehive ofgroundbeesalong the way.
  • They need tobuyreplacementbeeswhen hivesdieoff.
  • Heimitatesthebuzzingof a hive ofbees.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal dwellings - man-made
  • animal shelter
  • apiary
  • aviary
  • beehive
  • bird box
  • birdcage
  • crate
  • doghouse
  • dovecote
  • fish tank
  • fishbowl
  • perch
  • pigeon loft
  • pigpen
  • pigsty
  • rabbit hutch
  • rescue centre
  • sanctuary
  • stall
  • sty
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Animal dwellings - natural
Animal groupings

hivenoun(SKIN CONDITION)

hives[U]
aconditionin which a person'sskindevelopsredraisedareas:
荨麻疹
Shebrokeout inhives aftereatingstrawberries.她吃过草莓之后身上就起了疹子。
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Skin complaints & blemishes
  • age spot
  • anti-crack
  • anti-dandruff
  • anti-leprosy
  • anti-ulcer
  • birthmark
  • carbuncle
  • chapped
  • contusion
  • eczema
  • impetigo
  • itchy
  • melanoma
  • pruritic
  • pruritus
  • pyoderma gangrenosum
  • redness
  • rosacea
  • scald
  • shingle
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Idiom

a hive of activity/industry
(Definition ofhivefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
hive
noun
uk
/haɪv/us
/haɪv/

hivenoun(BEES)

[C,+ sing/pl verb]
astructurewherebeeslive,especiallyabeehive(=containerlike abox)or thegroupofbeeslivingthere
蜂巢，蜂窝；蜂群

hivenoun(SKIN CONDITION)

hives[U]
aconditionin which a person'sskindevelopsredraisedareas
荨麻疹
Shebrokeout inhives aftereatingstrawberries.她吃过草莓之后身上就起了疹子。

Idiom

a hive of activity/industry

hive| American Dictionary

hive
noun[C]
us
/hɑɪv/
aplacewherebeeslive,esp. abeehive(=container), or thegroupofbeeslivingthere
(Definition ofhivefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhive

hive
Everything from genes, cells, and organisms to hives, demes, and possibly entire species.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Last, but by no means least, we have a capacity to determine the number of hives that are out there.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
If this is opened up to profit-driven companies in the area of postal services, it will only lead to the profitable activities being hived off.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In my country, beekeeping involves around 27 000 producers who manage more than 2 300 000 hives.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Is not the work about to be hived off to an agency?
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Just before he sat down, he referred to the hiving off of the most profitable part of the industry.
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The hiving off of these schemes is not going to be easy.
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What will happen, therefore, in the case of those individual companies who want to carry out hiving off operations?
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Where a part of a farm is hived off, a farmer is expected to reinvest the resulting capital within a period of a year.
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At what moment and in what way are they going to be hived off?
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There is no regulation restricting beekeepers from putting sections on hives for the collection of clover honey.
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I feel that we are extremely grateful to my noble friend for hiving opened up this subject.
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You have given them so much that they stay at home in the hives instead of coming out to fertilize our fruit.
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All the rest of the subsection has been hived off into the new clause.
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Indeed, in logic, instead of hiving off they should be hiving on.
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