| 单词 | honeycomb |
| 释义 | honeycomb /hun"ee kohm'/, n. 1. a structure of rows of hexagonal wax cells, formed by bees in their hive for the storage of honey, pollen, and their eggs. 2. a piece of this containing honey and chewed as a sweet. 3. anything whose appearance suggests such a structure, esp. in containing many small units or holes: The building was a honeycomb of offices and showrooms. 4. the reticulum of a ruminant. 5. Textiles. a. Also called waffle cloth. a fabric with an embossed surface woven in a pattern resembling a honeycomb. b. the characteristic weave of such a fabric. adj. 6. having the structure or appearance of a honeycomb. v.t. 7. to cause to be full of holes; pierce with many holes or cavities: an old log honeycombed with ant burrows. 8. to penetrate in all parts: a city honeycombed with vice. [bef. 1050; ME huny-comb, OE hunigcamb. See HONEY, COMB1] |
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