bee
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INSECT 昆虫
ADVANCED
■a yellow and black flying insect which makes honey and can sting you 蜜蜂•A swarm of bees flew into the garden.一群蜜蜂飞进花园。 •My arm swelled up where I was stung by a bee.我手臂上被蜜蜂螫的地方肿了起来。 ⇒ See also bumblebee
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GROUP 小组 US a group of people who come together in order to take part in a particular activity （为从事某一活动而聚在一起的）一小组人•a sewing bee缝纫会 •a spelling bee拼写比赛
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be (as) busy as a bee
■to be moving about quickly doing many things 忙得团团转
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be the bee's knees UK informal
■to be excellent or of an extremely high standard 非常出色，顶尖•Have you tried this ice-cream? It's the bee's knees, it really is.你吃过这种雪糕吗？这是最好的，真的。
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have a bee in your bonnet
■to keep talking about something again and again because you think it is very important 念念不忘；想得入神•She never stops talking about dieting - she's got a real bee in her bonnet about it.她不停地谈论节食——她已完全着魔了。 |