BEE


Meaning of BEE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bi: ]

( bees)

1.

A bee is an insect with a yellow-and-black striped body that makes a buzzing noise as it flies. Bees make honey, and can sting.

N-COUNT

2.

If you have a bee in your bonnet about something, you are so enthusiastic or worried about it that you keep mentioning it or thinking about it.

He’s got a bee in his bonnet about factory farming.

PHRASE : V and bee inflect , oft PHR about n

3.

A bee is a social event where people get together for a competition or to do something such as sew. ( AM )

That year I won first prize in the spelling bee...

N-COUNT : usu n N

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