bee
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bee /biː/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 
HBIa black and yellow flying insect that makes honey and can sting you 蜜蜂 a swarm of bees 一群蜜蜂 a bee sting 蜜蜂蜇伤 → bumblebee →5 see picture at 见图 insect2 have a bee in your bonnet (about something) informalIMPORTANT to think something is so important, so necessary etc that you keep mentioning it or thinking about it 一心想着（某事），念念不忘（某事） Dad’s got a bee in his bonnet about saving electricity. 爸爸一心想着要省电。3. sewing/quilting etc bee American English informal an occasion when people, usually women, meet in order to do a particular type of work 〔妇女聚在一起的〕缝纫会/缝被会等4. a busy bee spokenBUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DO someone who enjoys being busy or active 忙碌活跃的人5 be the bee’s knees spoken old-fashioned to be very good 好极了，棒极了 She thought the party was just the bee’s knees. 她觉得这次聚会棒极了。 → spelling bee, → the birds and the bees at bird(3)
HBIa black and yellow flying insect that makes honey and can sting you 蜜蜂 a swarm of bees 一群蜜蜂 a bee sting 蜜蜂蜇伤 → bumblebee →5 see picture at 见图 insect2 have a bee in your bonnet (about something) informalIMPORTANT to think something is so important, so necessary etc that you keep mentioning it or thinking about it 一心想着（某事），念念不忘（某事） Dad’s got a bee in his bonnet about saving electricity. 爸爸一心想着要省电。3. sewing/quilting etc bee American English informal an occasion when people, usually women, meet in order to do a particular type of work 〔妇女聚在一起的〕缝纫会/缝被会等4. a busy bee spokenBUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DO someone who enjoys being busy or active 忙碌活跃的人5 be the bee’s knees spoken old-fashioned to be very good 好极了，棒极了 She thought the party was just the bee’s knees. 她觉得这次聚会棒极了。 → spelling bee, → the birds and the bees at bird(3)Examples from the Corpus
bee• She trailed around the room picking up beer bottles, looking oddly like a bee with broken wings.• In the spring these plants would unfurl tiny pink bell-like flowers that attract bees.• And they are at far higher risk of death from bees, wasps and snakes than from sharks.• A review of the honey bees is flanked by a fascinating description of the less well known bumble bees.• It was like bees round a honey pot.• Blame it on the lightless conspiracy of bee life, a secret guarded by ten thousand fanatically loyal, armed soldiers.• The dance of the bees has a repertoire of wiggles and tilts and speeds.• In 1994, according to our census, they made up 15 percent of the bee population.Origin bee Old English beobee nounChinese
makes insect that a yellow honey and Corpus and flying black
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bee
bee /biː/
noun [countable]
1. a black and yellow flying insect that makes honey and can sting you:
a swarm of bees
a bee sting ⇨ bumblebee
2. have a bee in your bonnet (about something) informal to think something is so important, so necessary etc that you keep mentioning it or thinking about it:
Dad’s got a bee in his bonnet about saving electricity.
3. sewing/quilting etc bee American English informal an occasion when people, usually women, meet in order to do a particular type of work
4. a busy bee spoken someone who enjoys being busy or active
5. be the bee’s knees spoken old-fashioned to be very good:
She thought the party was just the bee’s knees.
⇨ spelling bee, ⇨ the birds and the bees at bird(3)
bee /biː/
noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: beo
Origin: beo
1. a black and yellow flying insect that makes honey and can sting you:
2. have a bee in your bonnet (about something) informal to think something is so important, so necessary etc that you keep mentioning it or thinking about it:
3. sewing/quilting etc bee American English informal an occasion when people, usually women, meet in order to do a particular type of work
4. a busy bee spoken someone who enjoys being busy or active
5. be the bee’s knees spoken old-fashioned to be very good:
⇨ spelling bee, ⇨ the birds and the bees at bird(3)
Renting 租房子
live in a rented/( rental propertyespecially
NAmE 住在租来的住所里 rent/share/move into a furnished house/( flat/BrE ( apartmentespecially
NAmE 租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓 rent a studio/( a studio flat/BrE ( a studio apartment/especially
NAmE ( a bedsitBrE 租一个单间公寓 find/get a housemate/( a flatmate/BrE ( a roommateNAmE 找一个室友 sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同 extend/renew/terminate the lease/( tenancyBrE 延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约 afford/pay the rent/the bills/( the utilitiesNAmE 付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费 ( especially
BrE fall behind with/ ( especially
NAmE fall behind on the rent拖欠租金 pay/lose/return a damage deposit/( security depositNAmE 支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金 give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property提前一个月／两周发出／收到离开／腾空住房的通知
Being a landlord 做房东
have a flat/apartment/room ( to let/BrE ( for rentespecially
NAmE 有一间公寓／一个房间要出租 rent (out)/lease (out)/ ( BrE let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property出租／转租公寓／房屋／房产 collect/increase/raise the rent收取／增加／提高房租 evict the existing tenants赶走现有房客 attract/find new/prospective tenants吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客 invest in rental property/( property to let/BrE ( the buy-to-let marketBrE 投资购房用于出租
Buying 购买房子
buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/( (a piece of) prime real estateespecially
NAmE 购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产 call/contact/use ( an estate agent/BrE ( a Realtor™/NAmE ( a real estate agent/brokerNAmE 电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人 make/ ( BrE put in an offer on a house提供房子的报价 put down/save for ( a deposit on a houseBrE 支付／存钱付房屋订金 make/put/save for ( a down payment on a house/homeespecially
NAmE 支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金 apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款 (struggle to) pay the mortgage（竭力）支付按揭贷款 make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/( repaymentsBrE also
支付每月的按揭贷款 ( BrE repossess/ ( especially
NAmE foreclose on sb's home/house收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权
Selling 出售房子
put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖 increase/lower your price/the asking price提高／降低价格／要价 have/hold/hand over the deed/( deeds of/to the house, land, etc.especially
BrE 持有／移交房屋、土地等契约