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[/biː; bi/] n 用法:
1 four-winged insect with a sting, that lives in a colony and collects nectar and pollen from flowers to produce wax and honey 蜜蜂. =>illus 见插图. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) the ,bee's `knees (infml) thing that is outstandingly good 出类拔萃之物:
She thinks she's the bee's knees, ie has a very high opinion of herself. 她自视甚高. the birds and the bees => bird. busy as a bee => busy. have a `bee in one's bonnet (about sth) (infml) have a particular idea which occupies one's thoughts continually 头脑中总是不断地想著某一件事:
Our teacher has a bee in his bonnet about punctuation. 我们的老师没完没了地琢磨著标点符号. bee 2
[/biː; bi/] n (US) meeting in a group, esp of neighbours and friends, for work or pleasure （尤指邻居和朋友间为工作或娱乐而举行的）聚会:
a `sewing bee 缝纫会 *
a `spelling bee 拼字比赛. |