原汁原味学单词：bee。

bee\ˈbē\

noun

1 : any of numerous hymenopterous insects (superfamily Apoidea) that differ from the related wasps especially in the heavier hairier body and in having sucking as well as chewing mouthparts, that feed on pollen and nectar, and that store both and often also honey — see africanized bee bumblebee carpenter bee honeybee sweat bee

2 : an eccentric notion : fancy

bee·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

bee in one's bonnet : 1bee 2

Origin: Middle English, from Old English bēo; akin to Old High German bīa bee, Old Irish bech, Lithuanian bitis.

First use: before 12th century

2

bee

noun

: the letter b

First use: 14th century

3

bee

noun

: a gathering of people for a specific purpose <a quilting bee>

Origin: perhaps from English dialect been help given by neighbors, from Middle English bene prayer, boon, from Old English bēn prayer — more at boon.

First use: 1769

原汁原味学单词：bee。