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honey

noun
🔊/ˈhʌni/
🔊/ˈhʌni/
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  1. [uncountable] a sweet, sticky yellow-brown substance made by bees that is spread on bread, etc. like jam蜂蜜
    • How do bees make honey?蜜蜂如何酿蜜？
    • a jar of locally produced honey一罐当地酿造的蜂蜜
    • to gather honey from the hive从蜂箱中采蜜
    Topics Foodb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • clear
    • runny
    • wild
    • …
    … of honey
    • jar
    • pot
    verb + honey
    • make
    • produce
    • gather
    • …
    honey + noun
    • bee
    phrases
    • as sweet as honey
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  2. [countable] (informal) a way of addressing somebody that you like or love（爱称）亲爱的，宝贝
    • Have you seen my keys, honey?你见到我的钥匙了吗，宝贝？🔊🔊
  3. [countable] (informal) a person that you like or love and think is very kind可爱的人
    • He can be a real honey when he wants to be.他高兴的时候挺招人喜欢的。🔊🔊
    4. Word OriginOld English hunig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch honig and German Honig.
Idioms
the land of milk and honey
  1. a place where life is pleasant and easy and people are very happy富饶的乐土；丰裕之地
    • He dreamed of emigrating to Canada—the land of milk and honey.他梦想着移民到牛奶和蜂蜜之乡加拿大。