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单词 hornet
释义

hornet

noun
/ˈhɔːnɪt/
/ˈhɔːrnɪt/
Idioms
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  1. a large wasp (= a black and yellow flying insect) that has a very powerful stingTopics Insects, worms, etc.c2
    Word OriginOld English hyrnet, of Germanic origin; related to German Hornisse. The form of the word was probably influenced by Middle Dutch and Middle Low German hornte.
Idioms
a hornets’ nest
  1. a difficult situation in which a lot of people get very angry
    • His letter to the papers stirred up a real hornets' nest.
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