beehive

/ˈbiːhaɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbiːhaɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbē-ˌhīv/ (ame, mw)

beehive — noun

1. a box or similar structure that people use to keep bees and collect honey

1.名詞C1
釋義

a box or similar structure that people use to keep bees and collect honey

例句

At sunrise, Omar checked each beehive behind the apple trees.

check each beehive

The children watched bees return to the beehive with yellow legs.

同義詞
  • hive

    broader and can refer to the bees' home in general, not only a managed box

  • colony box

    a more technical term used in beekeeping

  • skep

    an old-fashioned basket-style type of beehive

文法句型

in a beehive

from a beehive

用法筆記

Usually refers to a built container used by people who keep bees. A place with many of them is more often called an apiary.

常見錯誤

❌We found a beehive of wasps under the roof.
✅We found a wasp nest under the roof.
💡beehive normally refers to bees, not wasps.

2. a tall rounded hairstyle, traditionally worn by women, with the hair built up ab

2.名詞C2
釋義

a tall rounded hairstyle, traditionally worn by women, with the hair built up above the head

例句

For the school show, Mia wore her hair in a beehive.

wear your hair in a beehive

Old photos show Grandma with a neat beehive and pearl earrings.

同義詞
  • updo

    a general word for hair arranged up off the neck

  • bouffant

    suggests a full, raised style and often overlaps in period fashion

  • hairdo

    a broad informal word for a hairstyle

文法句型

wear your hair in a beehive

shape a beehive

用法筆記

Mostly used for a very full, tall hairstyle linked with 1960s fashion. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the structure where bees are kept.

常見錯誤

❌She made a beehive on her head hair.
✅She wore her hair in a beehive.
💡this sense names the hairstyle or hair shape, not a separate object.