ccd
ccd — noun
1. a puzzling condition in which nearly all the adult worker bees in a beehive vani
a puzzling condition in which nearly all the adult worker bees in a beehive vanish without explanation, leaving only the queen and young bees behind, which severely damages beekeeping and the natural pollination of food crops.
Sofia lost three beehives to CCD last spring and had to buy new queens.
collocation: lose [number] hive(s) to CCD
Scientists at the agricultural college are studying CCD to understand why the bees disappear.
CCD + studying / researching to understand cause
The drop in bee numbers across the region was linked to an outbreak of CCD.
Without a cure for CCD, farmers worry about pollinating their fruit trees each spring.
A local beekeeping group urged the government to fund more research into CCD.
- colony collapse disorder
the full, formal name; used when the abbreviation needs to be explained to the reader
文法句型
CCD + verb (affects / causes / occurs)
用法筆記
Frequently written in capital letters (CCD). The abbreviation is often introduced with the full name 'colony collapse disorder' on first use in a text. Use it mainly in writing about beekeeping, agriculture, and the environment — it is not common in everyday conversation.