honey

noun

/ˈhʌni/

Idioms

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[uncountable] a sweet, sticky yellow-brown substance made by bees that is spread on bread, etc. like jam
- How do bees make honey?
- a jar of locally produced honey
- to gather honey from the hive
Topics Foodb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- clear
- runny
- wild
- …
… of honey
- jar
- pot
verb + honey
- make
- produce
- gather
- …
honey + noun
- bee
phrases
- as sweet as honey
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[countable] (informal) a way of addressing somebody that you like or love
- Have you seen my keys, honey?
[countable] (informal) a person that you like or love and think is very kind
- He can be a real honey when he wants to be.

Word OriginOld English hunig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch honig and German Honig.

Idioms

the land of milk and honey

a place where life is pleasant and easy and people are very happy
- He dreamed of emigrating to Canada—the land of milk and honey.

单词	honey
释义	honey noun /ˈhʌni/ /ˈhʌni/ Idioms jump to other results [uncountable] a sweet, sticky yellow-brown substance made by bees that is spread on bread, etc. like jam How do bees make honey? a jar of locally produced honey to gather honey from the hive 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 See full entry [countable] (informal) a way of addressing somebody that you like or love Have you seen my keys, honey? [countable] (informal) a person that you like or love and think is very kind He can be a real honey when he wants to be. Word OriginOld English hunig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch honig and German Honig. Idioms the land of milk and honey a place where life is pleasant and easy and people are very happy He dreamed of emigrating to Canada—the land of milk and honey.
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