/haɪv; haɪv/
n
1 (a) (also `beehive) box or other container for bees to live in 蜂箱; 蜂房. =>illus at bee 见bee插图.
(b) bees living in a hive 蜂房内的蜂群.
2 place full of busy people 人群纷纷攘攘的地方; 繁忙的场所
*a hive of activity/industry 喧闹的活动场所[繁忙的工业区].

v
1 [Tn] place (bees) in a hive 使（蜂群）进入蜂箱
*hive a swarm 把一群蜜蜂引入蜂箱.
2 [I] (of bees) enter or live in a hive （指蜂群）进入蜂箱, 集居于蜂箱内.
3 (phr v) hive off become separate from a large group; form an independent body 从一大的组织中分离出来; 建立独立的单位. hive sth off (to/into sth) transfer (work) to another section or firm; make (part of an organization) independent 将（工作）转移到其他部门或机构办理; 使（机构的某部分）独立
*hive off parts of a nationalized industry to private ownership 将部分国营工业私有化.