hornet
英 [ˈhɔːnɪt]
美 [ˈhɔːrnɪt]
n. 大黄蜂; 马蜂
复数：hornets
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
- It is truly incredible that even a hornet could thus recognize a living enlightened master!
连一只蜜蜂也认得在世明师，真是不可思议！ - Jane can getas mad as a hornet when someone criticizes her.
当有人批评简的时候，她就很生气。 - 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。 - If you are really angry you might say you are mad as a hornet.
当你真的发怒时，你可以说你怒不可遏。 - Even the hornet is attracted to the sugar-pot.
糖罐连黄蜂也能招来。 - 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。 - 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。 - Sony Pictures recently tested "Green Hornet" in front of an audience and then asked attendees to fill out a ratings card.
索尼公司于本周星期二在美国长滩举行了第一场《青蜂侠》的试映会，所有观影人都填写了一张评价卡。 - The government stirred up a hornet's nest by changing the prices of the goods.
政府更改了物价标准，因而激起了众怒。