hornet

英 [ˈhɔːnɪt]

美 [ˈhɔːrnɪt]

n.  大黄蜂; 马蜂

复数：hornets　

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BNC.21224 / COCA.21471

习惯用语

n.

a hornets' nest
• 引起公愤的状况；困境
  a difficult situation in which a lot of people get very angry
• His letter to the papers stirred up a real hornets' nest .
  他给报界写的信着实引发了众怒。

牛津词典

noun

• 大黄蜂；马蜂
  a large wasp (= a black and yellow flying insect) that has a very powerful sting

柯林斯词典

• 大黄蜂;大胡蜂;马蜂
  Ahornetis a large wasp. Hornets live in nests and have a powerful sting.
• 一大堆麻烦;棘手的局面;马蜂窝
  If you say that someone has stirred upa hornet's nest, you mean that they have done something which has caused a lot of argument or trouble.

英英释义

noun

• large stinging paper wasp

双语例句

• The manager has stirred up a hornet's nest because he did not agree with the stall.
  经理没同意员工的意见，员工们很是不高兴。
• You're the fabulous Hudson hornet!
  你就是传说中的哈德森赫奈特！
• In the southern city of Bangalore, Indian air force pilots have carried out sorties of two F18 "Super hornet" fighter jets manufactured by U.
  在南部城市班加罗尔，印度空军飞行员驾驶两架由美国波音公司制造的F-18超级大黄蜂战机进行了单机飞行。
• I thought my article was harmless, but I have stirred up a hornet's nest.
  我认为我的文章没有什么害处，但我却惹来麻烦。
• Even the hornet is attracted to the sugar-pot.
  糖罐连黄蜂也能招来。
• The student made the teacher as mad as a hornet!
  学生们都快把老师给逼疯了。
• The hornet will probably launch about the same number.
  “大黄蜂”号也可派出同样多的飞机。
• Any of various social wasps, such as the hornet, that builds papery nests from chewed wood pulp.
  例如大黄蜂等多种群居蜂中的任意一种，它们用吮吸的树木的浆后，建造极薄的蜂巢。
• Harlan hid from the hornets he heard humming in the hollow hornet tree.
  哈兰躲开在大黄蜂树上发出嗡嗡声的大黄蜂。
• In the vernacular it can mean a sting of a bee, wasp, hornet, or yellow jacket.
  通俗来说，它可能是一只蜜蜂、黄蜂、大黄蜂或者黄夹克。