音标:英 /biː/,美 /biː/
核心含义
蜜蜂:指具有黄黑条纹身体、会发出嗡嗡声、能酿蜜和螫人的昆虫,包括社会性和独居性种类。
例:A bee buzzed in the flowers.(一只蜜蜂在花丛中嗡嗡作响。)
例:Her arm began to swell where the bee had stung her.(她的胳膊被蜜蜂蜇后肿了起来。)
聚会;联谊赛:美式口语中,指为特定目的举行的社交集会,如集体劳动、比赛等。
例:spelling bee(拼字比赛会)
例:a quilting bee(妇女们一起缝棉被的聚会)
比喻用法:
勤劳的人:如 busy as a bee(像蜜蜂一样忙碌,忙得不可开交)
出类拔萃的人/物:非正式表达 the bee's knees,例:She thinks she's the bee's knees.(她自以为很了不起。)
执念;痴迷:have a bee in one's bonnet(对某事念念不忘),例:She has a bee in her bonnet about dieting.(她对节食着了魔。)
短语搭配
| 短语 | 含义 | 示例 |
|---|---|---|
| queen bee | 蜂王;社交界女王 | The queen bee leads the hive.(蜂王统领蜂群。) |
| honey bee | 蜜蜂(侧重酿蜜种类) | Honey bees collect nectar from flowers.(蜜蜂从花中采集花蜜。) |
| bee pollen | 蜂花粉 | Bee pollen is used as a health supplement.(蜂花粉被用作保健品。) |
| make a bee line for | 直奔;走捷径 | He made a bee line for the door.(他径直朝门走去。) |
例句
A wasp or bee sting is painful but not serious.(被黄蜂或蜜蜂蜇一下虽疼但不严重。)
If I want to finish homework, I'll be as busy as a bee.(要赶完作业,我会忙得团团转。)
The spelling bee attracted students from across the country.(拼字比赛吸引了全国的学生。)
从昆虫到文化隐喻,bee的用法折射出语言对自然现象的巧妙延伸。下次形容他人忙碌时,不妨说"busy as a bee",既形象又生动——这或许就是语言的"bee's knees"(妙处)所在。