单词	hive
释义	hive1 nounhive2 verb hivehive1 /haɪv/ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINhive Origin: 1-2 Old English hyf3 Origin unknown Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Brimscombe Port was once a hive of activity but has now largely disappeared. I walked over to the hive, which was near the house, at the edge of the woods. Is a family like a hive? Life in a hive can become quite gothic. When the successful foragers arrived at the hive, many danced to indicate the car park. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► a hive of industry/activity etc Brimscombe Port was once a hive of activity but has now largely disappeared. In just a few days the centre will be a hive of activity. Murrayfield was a hive of activity yesterday as there were also sessions for the under-21s, under-19s and under-18s. Once again the room becomes a hive of activity, and the evening meal is forgotten. One day, towards the end of March, the whole place became a hive of activity. The courtyard was a hive of activity. The place a hive of industry. Within a day of landing, the ship became a hive of activity. ► hives 1[countable] (also beehive) a small box where bees are kept, or the bees that live in this box2a hive of industry/activity etc British English a place that is full of people who are very busy:  This marketplace was once a hive of activity.3hives [uncountable] a skin disease in which a person’s skin becomes red and sore hive1 nounhive2 verb hivehive2 verb Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS If management does decide to hive up Target's trade to Newco, it will have tax implications as follows. It is part of a growing trend for television contractors to hive off their advertising sales. It was as if one death was not enough for me, but I had to hive a double death. Male speaker We're not hiving off our responsibilities. Most of the jobs will disappear through hiving off divisions and seeking voluntary redundancies. The move to hive off the bulk of the retailing shops has, apparently, saved over £6m. The original intention was to hive off assembly operations to sub-contractors. This is another result of the Government's policy of hiving off of core services. hive something ↔ off phrasal verb British English to sell one part of a business:  the trend for television companies to hive off their advertising departments
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