worker bee
US /ˈwɜːr.kər biː/
UK /ˈwɜːr.kər biː/
1.
工蜂
a female bee that is not fertile and performs all the duties of the colony
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The worker bee diligently collected nectar from the flowers.
工蜂勤奮地從花朵中採集花蜜。
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A single worker bee can visit thousands of flowers in a day.
一隻工蜂一天可以拜訪數千朵花。
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工蜂, 勤勞的人
a person who works very hard, especially one who does most of the work in a group or organization
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She's the real worker bee of the team, always putting in extra hours.
她是團隊中真正的工蜂，總是加班加點。
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In any large organization, you'll find a few worker bees who keep everything running smoothly.
在任何大型組織中，你都會發現一些工蜂，他們讓一切順利運轉。