bumblebee

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n. [动]大黄蜂

发音

US /ˈbʌmbəlˌbiː/

词形变化

bumblebees 复数 bumblebees

别名

bumbee bumble bee bumble-bee

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.

    熊蜂

    大黄蜂

    金瓜蜂

  2. 2.

    A mid yellow, sometimes slightly orange.

  3. 3.

    A layered drink with ice whose main ingredients are orange juice and espresso coffee.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

humblebee

上位词 1

bee

相关短语

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词源

1520s from bumble + bee, replacing Middle English humbul-be. Merged with Middle English bombeln (“to boom, buzz”), in the late 14th century. The name of the drink is a semantic loan from Ukrainian джміль (džmilʹ).

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