c. 1500 hyvis "itchy condition of the skin," origin unknown. Some writers connect it with heave because hives erupt out from the skin, but the phonetics of that are difficult to explain.
双语例句
1. A scent of honey wafted up from the hives.
一股蜂蜜的香味从蜂房里飘上来.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The scientist's experiments have thrown great light on the amazing ways honeybees communicate in their dark hives.
这位科学家的实验很清楚地表明了在黑暗的蜂房里,蜜蜂是怎样以很巧妙的方式传递信息的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Bees store honey in honeycombs inside hives.
蜜蜂将蜂蜜储藏在蜂巢里.
来自辞典例句
4. Before Christmas the stores are hives of activity.
圣诞节快到时,商店里总是挤满了熙熙攘攘的人群.
来自辞典例句
5. You must spend a lot of time clearing dead bees out of the hives. "
