Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense hives, present participle hiving, past tense, past participle hived
1N-COUNT 蜂房;蜂箱 A hive is a structure in which bees are kept, which is designed so that the beekeeper can collect the honey that they produce. 蜂房;蜂箱
2N-COUNT 熙熙攘攘的场所;人群忙碌的地方 If you describe a place as a hive of activity, you approve of the fact that there is a lot of activity there or that people are busy working there. 熙熙攘攘的场所;人群忙碌的地方 [approval]
In the morning the house was a hive of activity. [+ of]
早上,房子里一片繁忙景象。
Stuart Tannahill's shed is a veritable hive of photographic creativity.