来自古英语hurnitu,大黄蜂，来自Proto-Germanic*hurz,来自PIE*krs,嗡嗡声。拼写受horn影响，即吹号角的。

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

他对董事长的批评造成众愤难平.

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2. A hornet stung me on the cheek.

一只大黄蜂叮了我的脸颊.

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3. His letter to the newspaper about racialism in schools has stirred up a real hornet's nest.

他给报纸写的关于学校中存在种族歧视现象的信件引起了很大的麻烦.

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4. The principal stirred up a hornet's nest by changing the school rules.

校长修改校规,引起师生的公愤.

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5. Bruce Lee acted in an American television series called The Green Hornet.

李小龙在美国电视剧《清蜂侠》中演出.

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