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honeycomb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Insects, Shapes, patterns
hon·ey·comb /ˈhʌnikəʊm $ -koʊm/ noun [countable]  1. honeycomb.jpg HBIa structure made by bees, which consists of many six-sided cells in which honey is stored 蜂巢,蜂窝,蜂房2. CFsomething that is arranged or shaped in this pattern 蜂巢式排列物;蜂巢[]状物
Examples from the Corpus
honeycombAs dissolution proceeds, a honeycomb texture may result, particularly where a mineral has near rectilinear cleavages.A honeycomb provides the most rigid structure with lightest weight.Jay brought Dionne honeycomb cell shaped soap and an oil and sand picture with its ever-changing magic.You can make a simple honeycomb by taking several straws and gluing them together side by side.There was a spreading honeycomb of a wine-rack, full and expensive looking.She had intended to lay the circles in the desert in a symmetrical honeycomb pattern, recalling the bees of her vision.When they got it all home, the honeycombs were cut and drained through cloth into jars.He had visited shanty settlements known as fa las owing to their resemblance, at a distance, to honeycombs.
hon·ey·comb nounChineseSyllable
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honeycomb
honeycomb /ˈhʌnikəʊm $ -koʊm/ noun [countable]

1. a structure made by bees, which consists of many six-sided cells in which honey is stored
2. something that is arranged or shaped in this pattern


honey·combBrE /ˈhʌnikəʊm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhʌnikoʊm/ 🔊 (also comb) noun [countable, uncountable] a structure of cells with six sides, made by bees for holding their honey and their eggs 蜂巢