beehive

• اسم يدل على خلية النحل، أي البنية أو الصندوق الذي يعيش فيه النحل ويخزن فيه العسل، ويُستخدم أيضًا مجازيًا للإشارة إلى مكان شديد الازدحام بالنشاط، كما يشير إلى تسريحة شعر على شكل قبة.

A noun referring to a structure or container where bees live and store honey, or a place where people are very busy, or a specific hairstyle shaped like a dome.

1. Man-made bee colony containerA2formal

   A human-made container or box designed to house a colony of bees.

   خَلِيَّة النَّحْل

   • The beekeeper placed a new beehive in the garden.
   • Each beehive can produce up to 50 pounds of honey per year.
   • He built a wooden beehive for his backyard apiary.

   المرادفاتhiveskep

2. Natural bee dwellingB1formal

   A natural structure, such as a hollow tree, that provides a habitat for a swarm of bees.

   مسكن النحل الطبيعي

   • The bees made their beehive inside an old oak tree.
   • A hollow log can serve as a natural beehive.
   • They discovered a wild beehive in the forest.

   المرادفاتhive

3. Busy workplaceB2informal

   A place where people are working very actively and industriously.

   مكان شديد النشاط

   • The newsroom was a beehive of activity before the deadline.
   • The office turned into a beehive as the project deadline approached.
   • The market was a beehive of shoppers and vendors.

   المرادفاتanthillhive

4. Hairdo styleB1informal

   A hairstyle in which the hair is piled high on the head, resembling the shape of a traditional beehive.

   تسريحة خلية النحل

   • She wore a classic beehive hairdo to the party.
   • The beehive hairstyle was popular in the 1960s.
   • Her beehive was perfectly styled with hairspray.