hornet
英 [ˈhɔːnɪt]
美 [ˈhɔːrnɪt]
n. 大黄蜂; 马蜂
复数：hornets
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
- The Hornet Stings the Wound 60 Example Child Case Clinical Care Analysis
大胡蜂、大黄蜂蜇伤60例儿童病例临床治疗分析 - The manager has stirred up a hornet's nest because he did not agree with the stall.
经理没同意员工的意见，员工们很是不高兴。 - For goodness sake, don't remind him of the unfortunate business that happened last year or you'll bring a hornet's nest about our ears.
务必不要向他提及去年发生的不幸事件，否则你就会招惹麻烦的。 - Martin was elated-so elated that when he recollected that THE HORNET owed him fifteen dollars for "The Peri and the Pearl," he decided forthwith to go and collect it.
马丁飘飘然了，他想起《大黄蜂》还欠他十五块钱《仙女与珍珠》的稿费，决定如法炮制。 - 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。 - Even the hornet is attracted to the sugar-pot.
糖罐连黄蜂也能招来。 - The government stirred up a hornet's nest by changing the prices of the goods.
政府更改了物价标准，因而激起了众怒。 - 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。 - Any of various social wasps, such as the hornet, that builds papery nests from chewed wood pulp.
例如大黄蜂等多种群居蜂中的任意一种，它们用吮吸的树木的浆后，建造极薄的蜂巢。 - I thought my article was harmless, but I have stirred up a hornet's nest.
我认为我的文章没有什么害处，但我却惹来麻烦。