bee

S2 W1

BrE /biː/ AmE /bi/

noun en → es

1 INSECT A2

an insect that makes honey and lives in a colony with other bees

abeja

Collocations bee hive · swarm of bees

  • The bee flew into the room.

    La abeja voló al cuarto.

2 TEAM B1

(in sports) a team that plays against another team in a game of cricket or baseball

equipo, bando

Collocations bee team · win/lose the bee

  • The home team beat the visiting bee.

    El equipo local venció al visitante.

3 METAPHOR B2

(figurative) a person who is very busy or hard-working, like a bee that makes honey

persona trabajadora, abeja laboriosa

Collocations busy as a bee · hardworking bee

  • She's such a busy bee.

    Ella es una persona muy trabajadora.