ong thợ

Thân thiện

Ong thợ đang hút mật từ những bông hoa màu vàng.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Worker bee: A sterile female bee whose primary roles within the hive are to collect pollen and nectar, produce honey, build and maintain the comb, and care for the young and the queen.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ong thợ bay đi khắp nơi để tìm hoa. (Worker bees fly everywhere to find flowers.)
  • Tổ ong có hàng nghìn con ong thợ. (A beehive has thousands of worker bees.)
  • Ong thợ chăm sóc ấu trùng trong tổ. (Worker bees care for the larvae in the hive.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "ong thợ" is used in biology and beekeeping contexts to specifically denote the non-reproductive female caste, distinguishing it from the queen bee () and drones ().

Variants and Related Words

• Ong mật (n): honey bee (the common species, , which includes worker bees).
• Ong chúa (n): queen bee.
• Ong đực (n): drone (male bee).

Synonyms

• Worker bee: The direct and most accurate translation.
• Worker: A more general term, but in apicultural context, it implies "worker bee".

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Làm việc như ong thợ: To work like a bee; to work very hard and diligently.
  • Cô ấy làm việc cả ngày, chăm chỉ như ong thợ. (She works all day, as diligent as a worker bee.)

Học thuật

noun

1. worker