worker bee
worker bee — 名詞
1. an adult female bee in a hive that does not lay eggs and spends its time gatheri
工蜂
蜂群中不產卵、負責採食與照料蜂巢的雌蜂
an adult female bee in a hive that does not lay eggs and spends its time gathering food, feeding young bees, and doing other jobs for the colony
Inside the glass hive, Mira watched a worker bee carry yellow pollen to the cells.
在透明蜂箱裡，Mira 看著一隻工蜂把黃色花粉搬進蜂房。
worker bee + carry pollen
The beekeeper pointed out a worker bee fanning its wings at the hive door.
養蜂人指出一隻工蜂正在巢門口搧動翅膀。
worker bee at the hive entrance
By noon, one worker bee had visited the apple flowers near Hari's fence.
到中午時，一隻工蜂已經飛訪過 Hari 家籬笆旁的蘋果花。
After the rain stopped, a worker bee crawled over the frame looking for nectar.
雨停後，一隻工蜂在蜂框上爬動，尋找花蜜。
Roya photographed a worker bee feeding a pale grub deep inside the comb.
Roya 拍下了一隻工蜂在蜂巢深處餵食淡色幼蟲的畫面。
- honeybee worker
a more technical label for the same kind of bee in a colony
文法句型
a worker bee in the hive
watch a worker bee gather pollen
worker bees care for the colony
用法筆記
Usually appears in biology or beekeeping contexts. Distinguish it from queen bee, which lays eggs, and drone, which is the male bee in the hive.
常見錯誤
2. someone who does much of the practical work in a company or group but has little
苦勞者
埋頭做事卻沒什麼地位的人
someone who does much of the practical work in a company or group but has little power or status
At the firm, Felix felt like a worker bee while the partners took the credit.
在那家律師事務所裡，Felix 覺得自己只是個苦勞者，功勞都被合夥人拿走了。
feel like a worker bee
Most worker bees in the campaign spent weekends making calls and carrying boxes.
競選團隊裡的大多數苦勞者，週末都在打電話和搬箱子。
worker bees doing routine tasks
After years as a worker bee, Astrid finally asked for a management role.
當了多年小職員後，Astrid 終於開口爭取管理職。
The magazine depends on worker bees who check facts and fix late mistakes.
這本雜誌靠那些查資料、改最後錯誤的苦勞者撐著。
Christopher was tired of being the worker bee on every group project.
Christopher 厭倦了每次分組報告都當那個苦勞者。
文法句型
be a worker bee in a company
feel like a worker bee
worker bees keep the project running
用法筆記
Often appears in comparisons such as feel like a worker bee or be treated like a worker bee. It suggests doing much of the routine work without much status or credit.