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单词 beehive
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
bee•hive /ˈbiˌhaɪv/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Insectsa living place for bees:The beehive had become as tall and wide as a person.
  2. a crowded, busy place:The office had become a beehive of activity.
  3. something resembling the shape of a beehive, as a high hairdo.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bee•hive  (bē′hīv′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a habitation or dwelling-place constructed for bees, usually either dome-shaped or box-shaped.
  2. Insectsa natural habitation of bees, as a hollowed-out tree.
  3. a crowded, busy place.
  4. something resembling an artificial beehive in appearance, as a hut or hairdo.
  5. MetallurgyAlso called bee′hive ov′en. an oven for converting coal into coke, characterized by its dome-shaped roof.
  • 1325–75; Middle English; see bee1, hive

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
beehive /ˈbiːˌhaɪv/ n
  1. a man-made receptacle used to house a swarm of bees
  2. a dome-shaped hair style in which the hair is piled high on the head
  3. a place where busy people are assembled
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Beehive /ˈbiːˌhaɪv/ n the Beehive ⇒ informal
  1. the dome-shaped building that houses sections of Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand
  2. the New Zealand government
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