hive

• Substantivo que designa a colmeia, a estrutura onde as abelhas vivem e armazenam mel, ou um lugar onde há muita atividade e agitação.

A noun referring to a structure where bees live and store honey, or a place where people are very busy and active.

1. Bee colony homeA2formal

   A structure where bees live and store honey, either natural or man-made.

   Colmeia

   • The beekeeper checked the hive for honey production.
   • Bees are very active around their hive during summer.
   • A wild hive was found hanging from a tree branch.

   Sinônimosbeehive

2. Busy placeB1informal

   A place full of people working or moving around busily.

   Lugar movimentado

   • The office was a hive of activity before the deadline.
   • The market is a hive of shoppers on weekends.
   • The construction site was a hive of workers and machinery.

   Sinônimosbeehivecenterhotbedhubnest

• Verbo que significa acumular ou guardar algo, especialmente recursos ou provisões, para uso futuro; também pode indicar armazenar em local próprio ou reunir em conjunto.

A verb meaning to collect or store something, often for future use, or to set aside resources.

1. Store or collectB2informal

   To store or gather something, often in a secretive or careful manner.

   Armazenar

   • She hived away her savings for a rainy day.
   • He hived the documents in a secure drawer.
   • They hived the supplies in the basement.

   Sinônimosaccumulateamasscachegatherhoardsavesquirrel awaystashstockpilestore

2. C1informal

   To separate or isolate someone or something from a group.

   Isolar

   • The manager hived off the problematic team from the main project.
   • They hived the defective products for inspection.
   • The company hived off its retail division.

   Sinônimosdetachisolatepartitionsecludesegregateseparatesequester

   Antônimoscombineincludeintegratejoinunite

Variantes phrasalhive awayhive offhive up