bee
noun
biː
noun
1
a
black
and
yellow
flying
insect
that
makes
HONEY
and
can
sting
you
蜜蜂
a
swarm
of
bees
一群蜜蜂
a
bee
sting
蜜蜂蜇伤
2
have a bee in your bonnet (about sth)
to
think
something
is
so
important,
so
necessary
etc
that
you
keep
mentioning
it
or
thinking
about
it
一心想着(某事),念念不忘(某事)
informal
Dad’s
got
a
bee
in
his
bonnet
about
saving
electricity.
爸爸一心想着要省电。
3
sewing/quilting etc bee
an
occasion
when
people,
usually
women,
meet
in
order
to
do
a
particular
type
of
work
[美,非正式] 〔妇女聚在一起的〕缝纫会/缝被会等
AmE informal
4
a busy bee
someone
who
enjoys
being
busy
or
active
[口] 忙碌活跃的人
spoken
5
be the bee’s knees
to
be
very
good
[口,过时] 好极了,棒极了
spoken old-fashioned
She
thought
the
party
was
just
the
bee’s
knees.
她觉得这次聚会棒极了。