hive

S2 W2

BrE /haɪv/ AmE /haɪv/

noun en → es

1 BEEHIVE A2

the nest of a colony of bees, usually made in the shape of an upside-down cone and containing many small cells for storing honey and pollen and for raising young bees

colmena

  • a hive

Collocations hive of activity

  • The beekeeper opened the hive to check on the bees.

    El apicultor abrió la colmena para comprobar el estado de las abejas.

2 PLACE B1

a place where a large number of people are very busy and active, especially in business or industry

centro de actividad, lugar bullicioso

  • a hive

Collocations hive of activity

  • The office was a hive of activity.

    La oficina estaba llena de actividad.

3 COMPUTER B2

a group of computers that are connected together and work as one system, especially for storing information or running programs

nube, servidor

  • a hive

Collocations hive server

  • The company uses a large hive to store all its data.

    La empresa utiliza un gran servidor para almacenar todos sus datos.