English Dictionary

queen bee

名詞

口語 軽蔑的 慣用表現 比喩的用法

A reproductive female (especially the only one) in a colony of bees. / (idiomatic, colloquial, derogatory) The most important or dominant woman in an organisation or situation. / (metaphoric) Stem cell

日本語の意味

蜂群の中で唯一または主要な受精可能な雌、すなわち女王蜂 / （慣用的に）組織や状況において最も重要または支配的な女性 / （比喩的に）幹細胞

The queen bee emerged from the comb and began her long reign over the hive.

女王蜂は巣板から現れ、巣での長い支配を始めた。

意味（1）

A reproductive female (especially the only one) in a colony of bees.

It is generally believed that the queen bee mates only once in her lifetime.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, colloquial, derogatory) The most important or dominant woman in an organisation or situation.

She muttered to her mother, “There's that obnoxious redhead who thought she was the Queen Bee last year when she was a senior!”

意味（3）

(metaphoric) Stem cell

queen bees （ plural ）