hive
hive — 名詞
1. A container or natural space — such as a wooden box, a straw basket, or a hollow
蜂巢；蜂箱
蜜蜂居住和儲蜜的場所
A container or natural space — such as a wooden box, a straw basket, or a hollow tree — that a bee colony lives inside and uses to store honey.
Lara bought a new wooden hive for her garden to help the local bee population.
Lara 買了一個新的木製蜂箱放在花園裡，幫助當地的蜜蜂族群。
possessive + new + hive (buying/setting up)
The old hive inside the hollow oak had been there for almost ten years.
那棵老橡樹洞裡的舊蜂巢已經存在將近十年了。
Hiro checked each hive every two weeks during summer to see if the queen was still laying eggs.
Hiro 在夏天每兩週檢查一次每個蜂箱，確認蜂后仍正常產卵。
A single well-maintained hive can produce over twenty kilograms of honey in one season.
一個維護良好的蜂箱，在一個季節中可以產出超過二十公斤的蜂蜜。
文法句型
a/the hive
possessive + hive
hive + of + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used as part of the compound 'beehive,' especially in everyday conversation. Both 'hive' and 'beehive' are interchangeable in most contexts.
常見錯誤
2. The entire community of bees — including the queen, the workers, and the drones
蜂群
共同生活在一個蜂巢中的蜜蜂群體
The entire community of bees — including the queen, the workers, and the drones — that lives together in one hive and works as a single unit.
The hive worked together to defend its honey stores from a hungry bear.
整個蜂群齊心協力，保護它們的蜂蜜儲備不受餓熊的侵襲。
the hive + collective verb (worked together)
When a hive grows too large, roughly half the bees leave with the old queen to find a new home.
當蜂群變得太大時，大約一半的蜜蜂會跟隨老蜂后離開，去尋找新家。
Ritu studied how a hive communicates information about rich flower patches through a waggle dance.
Ritu 研究蜂群如何透過搖擺舞來傳達豐富花源的位置資訊。
The entire hive died over the cold winter because of a parasite infestation.
整個蜂群因為寄生蟲侵擾而在寒冬中死亡。
文法句型
the whole hive
a hive of bees
用法筆記
Can be treated as a singular or plural collective noun depending on context: 'the hive is preparing for winter' (as a unit) vs 'the hive are gathering pollen' (as individuals).
常見錯誤
3. Red, raised, and intensely itchy bumps that suddenly appear on the skin, usually
蕁麻疹
皮膚過敏引起的紅腫發癢斑塊
Red, raised, and intensely itchy bumps that suddenly appear on the skin, usually as a result of an allergic reaction to food, medicine, or insect bites, or sometimes caused by stress or heat.
Within minutes of eating the shrimp, Lien broke out in hives all over her arms and neck.
吃了蝦子不到幾分鐘，Lien 的手臂和脖子上就布滿了蕁麻疹。
collocation: break out in hives
The doctor said the hives were caused by an allergy to the new antibiotic prescription.
醫生說蕁麻疹是對新抗生素藥物過敏所引起的。
Stress before big exams can sometimes trigger a bad case of hives, even without any food allergy.
大考前的精神壓力有時會引發嚴重的蕁麻疹，即使沒有食物過敏也會發生。
Élise pressed a cool, damp cloth against the hives on her legs to calm the itching.
Élise 用一條涼爽的濕布按壓腿上的蕁麻疹，以緩解搔癢。
文法句型
break out in hives
get hives
a case of hives
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the plural form 'hives.' The singular 'hive' for one red spot is extremely rare and sounds unnatural to native speakers. Medical professionals also use the term 'urticaria.'
常見錯誤
4. A place or situation where many people are moving around and doing things busily
忙碌場所
人們忙碌活動的地方
A place or situation where many people are moving around and doing things busily at the same time, giving an impression of organised energy and constant motion.
The central market was a hive of activity every Saturday morning.
中央市場每星期六早上都是一個人聲鼎沸的忙碌場所。
fixed expression: a hive of activity
The newsroom became a hive of journalists typing furiously as the election results came in.
隨著選舉結果陸續出爐，新聞編輯室變成了一個記者們拼命打字的忙碌場所。
During the festival, the small town square turned into a hive of musicians, cooks, and dancers.
節日期間，小鎮廣場變成了音樂家、廚師和舞者聚集的熱鬧場所。
In early September, the school corridors become a hive of students rushing between classrooms.
九月初，學校走廊變成學生們穿梭於教室之間的忙碌通道。
- ghost town
informal; describes an empty, abandoned place with no activity
文法句型
a hive of + noun (activity, industry, commerce)
用法筆記
Almost always used in the fixed phrase 'a hive of activity' or 'a hive of [noun describing busy work].' Rarely used outside this structure without sounding awkward.
常見錯誤
hive — 動詞
1. To transfer or guide a group of bees — especially a swarm that has left its orig
收集入箱
將蜜蜂引導進蜂箱
To transfer or guide a group of bees — especially a swarm that has left its original home — into a man-made hive box so they settle there and continue producing honey.
The beekeeper hived the swarm using a white box and a gentle puff of smoke.
養蜂人用一個白色箱子和一陣輕煙，將蜂群收集進蜂箱。
hived + object (swarm)
Mark learned how to hive a wild colony that had gathered in a neighbour's garden shed.
Mark 學會了如何把在鄰居花園棚屋裡聚集的野生蜂群收進蜂箱。
infinitive: to hive a colony
In early spring, beekeepers try to hive new swarms before they fly too far away.
早春時節，養蜂人會設法在蜂群飛得太遠之前將牠們收入蜂箱。
Defne watched the beekeeper hive the swarm and gently place the frame inside the box.
Defne 看著養蜂人把蜂群收進蜂箱，輕輕地將巢框放入箱內。
文法句型
hive + object + into + noun phrase
用法筆記
Restricted to beekeeping contexts almost exclusively. A non-specialist would rarely use this verb outside of a conversation about managing bees.
2. To put money, possessions, or resources away in a safe place over a long period,
儲存；儲備
像蜜蜂儲蜜般逐漸積累
To put money, possessions, or resources away in a safe place over a long period, saving them bit by bit for future use — similar to how bees store honey in a hive.
For thirty years she hived away a small part of every salary cheque for her retirement.
三十年來，她從每份薪水中撥出一小部分儲存起來，作為退休之用。
hived away + savings (metaphorical)
Zuri hived her grandmother's recipes in a leather notebook so the family would never lose them.
Zuri 把祖母的食譜收存在一本皮面筆記本裡，以免家人遺失。
The old fisherman had hived a small fortune in gold coins under the floorboards of his cottage.
那位老漁夫在自家小屋的地板下儲藏了一小筆金幣財富。
Inês hived away spare change in a jar on her desk every evening for a whole year.
Inês 每天晚上把零錢儲存在書桌的一個罐子裡，整整持續了一年。
文法句型
hive + object + away/adverb
用法筆記
Often used with the particle 'away' ('hive away'). The verb alone sounds dated; modern alternatives such as 'save up,' 'stash,' or 'put aside' are more common in everyday speech.