英语词汇“honeycomb”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	honeycomb
释义	honeycomb I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English honycomb, from Old English hunigcamb, from hunig honey + camb comb — more at honey, comb I 1. a. : a mass of hexagonal prismatic wax cells varying in size according to their use built by honeybees in their nest or hive to contain their brood and stores of honey — compare beeswax b. : a mass of cells containing honey used as an article of food < pats of butter stamped with a swan, and slabs of honeycomb — Mary Webb > 2. : a flaw in metal due to imperfect casting, corrosion, or the abrasive action of gunpowder < a scratch or spot of honeycomb in the grooves renders the rifle completely useless for match-shooting — W.W.Greener > 3. a. : something that resembles a honeycomb in structure or appearance < a honeycomb of pigeonholes stuffed with old letters — Berton Roueché > < a honeycomb of dark, roofed-in arcades — Mollie Panter-Downes > < is experimenting with metal honeycomb made of stainless steel — Reid Hale > < a red honeycomb of fire burning far into a great pine root — Eve Langley > specifically : a building facade having a multicellular pattern of repeated units b. (1) : a weave with a small allover pattern of raised squares, oblongs, or diamonds with indented centers formed by long floats (2) : a reversible fabric of this weave made usually of cotton or wool and used for clothing or towels — called also waffle cloth c. or honeycomb stomach : reticulum 1 d. : honeycomb sponge II. transitive verb 1. a. : to cause to be full of cavities like a honeycomb : make into a tissue of holes separated by thin walls or partitions : pit < both substances eat and honeycomb the pipe — Emily Holt > < the tunnels of the subways honeycomb rocks and rivers and skyscrapers — American Guide Series: New York City > < the limestone country hereabouts is honeycombed with caves and grottoes — Tom Marvel > b. : to make into a checkered pattern : fret < the 650,000-odd peasant settlements which honeycomb the countryside — Daniel & Alice Thorner > < blouses are ruched and honeycombed in alternating panels > 2. a. : to penetrate into every part of : fill, infiltrate < a book that has been honeycombed with classical allusions > < the … government is honeycombed with spies — T.H.White b.1915 > b. : subvert, weaken < the gigantic edifice of prices was honeycombed with speculative credit — F.L.Allen > *intransitive verb* : to become pitted, checked, or cellular in structure or appearance < acids cause boiler metal to honeycomb > < the cliff opened … before the girl, honeycombing into archways and steep flights of stairs — Kay Boyle >
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