hornet

[US]/'hɔːnɪt/
[UK]/'hɔrnɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. serangga agresif dengan sengat beracun, seperti lebah besar
Word Forms
Pluralhornets

Example Sentences

A hornet stung me on the cheek.

Seekor lebah liar telah menyengat wajah saya.

His criticisms of the president stirred up a hornet’s nest.

Kritikannya terhadap presiden telah membangkitkan kemarahan yang besar.

the move has stirred up a hornet's nest of academic fear and loathing.

tindakan itu telah membangkitkan ketakutan dan kebencian akademik.

Laws catch flies,but let hornets go free.

Undang-undang menangkap lalat, tetapi membiarkan lebah liar bebas.

The thrusters on the Hornets' wingtips rotated to keep the air-craft steady as the marines unclipped from their hard-points, leapt onto the frost-covered pumice and began to run.

Pemacu pada hujung sayap Hornets berputar untuk mengekalkan kenderaan udara stabil semasa marin menanggalkan diri dari titik kunci mereka, melompat ke atas pumice yang tertutup salji dan bermula berlari.

When Charles got the manager’s job, it stirred up a real hornet’s nest, because everyone was angry about his fast promotion.

Apabila Charles mendapat jawatan pengurus, ia membangkitkan kemarahan yang sebenarnya, kerana semua orang marah dengan promosi cepatnya.

Real-world Examples

Our first subject today concerns murder hornets.

Subjek pertama kita hari ini membabitkan lebah pembunuh.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2021 Collection

Do we want this hornet—surely not.

Adakah kita mahu lebah ini—jelas tidak.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

These insects are the largest hornets on the planet.

Insek-insek ini adalah lebah terbesar di planet ini.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation September 2021

I'm Brown, I'm Hispanic, I play French hornet in this Orchestra.

Saya Brown, saya Hispanik, saya memainkan lebah Perancis dalam Orkes ini.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2023 Collection

The owner said officials could remove the hornets and the tree if needed.

Pemiliknya berkata pejabat boleh membuang lebah dan pokok itu jika diperlukan.

Source: CNN Listening Collection November 2020

Then, Anansi heard Mmoboro and his hornets buzzing.

Kemudian, Anansi mendengar Mmoboro dan lebah-lebahnya berdengung.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

As they panicked, Anansi urged the hornets to shelter in his gourd, where they found themselves trapped.

Apabila mereka panik, Anansi memaksa lebah-lebah itu mencari tempat perlindungan dalam labu miliknya, di mana mereka terperangkap.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

By uncovering them-- - You kicked the hornet's nest.

Dengan mengungkai mereka-- anda telah mengaum sarang lebah.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

The new hornets would present a different problem.

Lebah-lebah baru ini akan membawa masalah yang berbeza.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

For the ball was a hornets' nest, and hornets do not like to have rabbits hopping about their nest.

Kerana parti itu adalah sebuah sarang lebah, dan lebah tidak suka jika kelinci melompat di sekitar sarang mereka.

Source: American Elementary School English 4

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