释义 |
ˌunderˈhive, v. [under-1 10 a.] trans. To place (bees) in too small a hive.
1634C. Butler Fem. Mon. 86 The Bees may doo wel enough in a middle-sized Hive: for beeing under-hived, they will cast soomwhat the sooner. 1707Mortimer Husb. 207 Rather under-hive a Swarm, than over-hive them. |