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hornet

英 [ˈhɔːnɪt]

美 [ˈhɔːrnɪt]

n.  大黄蜂; 马蜂

复数:hornets 

TOEFLTEM8

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.
          1. 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

              • Jay Chou didn't receive good reviews for his movies, but he got more attention for his work in the Hollywood film "The Green Hornet" with American actress Cameron Diaz.
                周杰伦自己拍摄的电影没有获得好评,但是他在好莱坞影片《青蜂侠》中和卡梅隆-迪亚兹共同的演出赢得了更多关注。
              • One day, early in training camp, former Cavalier, Hornet and Milwaukee Buck Robert "Tractor" Traylor showed up at practice and told Turner he had signed with the team.
                一天,训练营开始时,前骑士、黄蜂、雄鹿球员“拖拉机”罗伯特。泰勒出现在训练中,并告诉特纳他已经和球队签约。
              • When my father sees the dent in his fender, he'll be mad as hornet.
                我父亲看到汽车挡泥板上的凹痕时,他一定会发怒的。
              • 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。
              • His reform scheme had failed so miserably that perhaps he felt he ought not raise a hornet's nest about his head so soon after the troubles he had gone through.
                他的改革计划已彻底失败,也许他觉得在他刚刚遭到挫败之后不应该再使自己成为众矢之的。
              • For goodness sake, don't remind him of the unfortunate business that happened last year or you'll bring a hornet's nest about our ears.
                务必不要向他提及去年发生的不幸事件,否则你就会招惹麻烦的。
              • 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。
              • Martin was elated-so elated that when he recollected that THE HORNET owed him fifteen dollars for "The Peri and the Pearl," he decided forthwith to go and collect it.
                马丁飘飘然了,他想起《大黄蜂》还欠他十五块钱《仙女与珍珠》的稿费,决定如法炮制。
              • Bruce Lee acted in an American television series called@ the green hornet.
                李小龙在美国电视剧《清蜂侠》中演出。