单词 | honey |
释义 | honey n. (pl. -eys)   1. a sweet sticky yellowish fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers.   2. the colour of this.   3. a sweetness. b a sweet thing.   4. a person or thing excellent of its kind.   5. esp. US (usu. as a form of address) darling, sweetheart. Phrases and idioms honey-badger a ratel. honey-bee any of various bees of the genus Apis, esp. the common hive-bee (A. mellifera). honey-bun (or -bunch) (esp. as a form of address) darling. honey-buzzard any bird of prey of the genus Pernis feeding on the larvae of bees and wasps. honey-eater any Australasian bird of the family Meliphagidae with a long tongue that can take nectar from flowers. honey-fungus a parasitic fungus, Armillaria mellea, with honey-coloured edible toadstools. honey-guide   1. any small bird of the family Indicatoridae which feeds on beeswax and insects.   2. a marking on the corolla of a flower thought to guide bees to nectar. honey-parrot a lorikeet. honey-pot   1. a pot for honey.   2. a posture with the hands clasped under the hams.   3. something very attractive or tempting. honey sac an enlarged part of a bee's gullet where honey is formed. honey-sweet sweet as honey. Etymology: OE hunig f. Gmc |
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