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noun
1. a beehive.
ミツバチの巣［巣箱］(beehive)
the bees in a hive.
〖単複両扱い〗(1つの巣に住む)ミツバチの群れ
a thing that has the domed shape of a beehive.
2. a place in which people are busily occupied:
｟英｠ ; 〖通例a ～〗 人々が忙しく働く［活動する］場所; (にぎやかな)群衆
e.g. the kitchen became a hive of activity.
verb with object
place (bees) in a hive.
〈ミツバチ〉を巣箱に入れる
no object (of bees) enter a hive.
〈ミツバチが〉巣箱に入る［住む］
PHRASAL VERBS
hive something off
chiefly British (especially in business) separate something from a larger group or organization, especially from public to private ownership:
e.g. the weekly magazine hived off by the BBC.
ORIGIN
Old English hȳf, of Germanic origin.