hornet

英 [ˈhɔːnɪt]

美 [ˈhɔːrnɪt]

n.  大黄蜂; 马蜂

复数：hornets　

TOEFLTEM8

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

• In the vernacular it can mean a sting of a bee, wasp, hornet, or yellow jacket.
  通俗来说，它可能是一只蜜蜂、黄蜂、大黄蜂或者黄夹克。
• The sixteen airplanes and their crews were placed on the aircraft carrier Hornet near San Francisco.
  十六架飞机和乘务员被安置在旧金山附近的大黄蜂航空母舰上。
• One day, early in training camp, former Cavalier, Hornet and Milwaukee Buck Robert "Tractor" Traylor showed up at practice and told Turner he had signed with the team.
  一天，训练营开始时，前骑士、黄蜂、雄鹿球员“拖拉机”罗伯特。泰勒出现在训练中，并告诉特纳他已经和球队签约。
• 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。
• And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.
  我打发黄蜂飞在你们前面，将亚摩利人的二王从你们面前撵出，并不是用你的刀，也不是用你的弓。
• 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 hornet will probably launch about the same number.
  “大黄蜂”号也可派出同样多的飞机。
• 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！
• Harlan hid from the hornets he heard humming in the hollow hornet tree.
  哈兰躲开在大黄蜂树上发出嗡嗡声的大黄蜂。
• Jay Chou didn't receive good reviews for his movies, but he got more attention for his work in the Hollywood film "The Green Hornet" with American actress Cameron Diaz.
  周杰伦自己拍摄的电影没有获得好评，但是他在好莱坞影片《青蜂侠》中和卡梅隆-迪亚兹共同的演出赢得了更多关注。