雄蜂 (xióng fēng) — drone; male bee
Definition
A male bee (a drone) — the only males in the colony, whose sole role is to mate with the queen. Contrast with 工蜂 (worker bee) and 蜂王 (queen bee), the other two castes in a bee society.
noun
dronemale bee
Measure word · 只
Examples
- ，雄蜂。Mì fēng shè huì lǐ, xióng fēng de zhǔ yào rèn wu shì hé fēng wáng jiāo pèi.In bee society, the drone's main task is to mate with the queen.
- 雄蜂，。Gōng fēng huì zhào gù xióng fēng, dàn dōng tiān lái lín shí tā men huì bèi gǎn chū fēng cháo.Worker bees care for the drones, but they are driven out of the hive when winter comes.
- 雄蜂，。Zhè zhī xióng fēng bǐ gōng fēng dà de duō, chì bǎng yě gèng kuān.This drone is much larger than a worker bee, and its wings are wider.
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