queen bee
noun [ C ] uk/ˌkwiːn ˈbiː/ us/ˌkwiːn ˈbiː/
(INSECT)
蜂王，后蜂，蜂后
in a group of bees, a single large female that produces eggs
Queen bees live for two years and produce 2,000 eggs a day. 蜂后寿命为两年，每天产卵2000枚。
The queen bee is the heart and soul of the hive. 蜂后是蜂巢的心脏和灵魂。
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- Each colony has a queen bee, who only mates for a few days and returns permanently to the hive to lay eggs.
- Bernard sells Russian queen bees in the U. S. and in Europe, for $500 each.
- A queen bee arrives with two worker bees in a small wire and wooden box that's sealed with a sugar lid.
(WOMAN)
女首领;女性佼佼者
a woman who behaves as though she is the most important person in a group
Serena is the former queen bee of her elite private school. 瑟琳娜是她所在精英私立学校的前女王。
For about seven years, she was the queen bee at Fong's gym. 在大约七年的时间里，她一直是“方家”体操馆最棒的学员。
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- Ms. Handler seems like a cruel queen bee from an expensive college.
- Blond queen bee Megan wages psychological warfare on anyone who threatens her power.
- "She's kind of the queen bee of the dementia unit," said the nurse.