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【TED-Ed】Why do honeybees love hexagons? - Zack Patterson and Andy Peterson
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朱安強 posted on 2014/07/01Ever wondered why beehives are perfectly hexagonal? This fascinating TED-Ed video dives into the amazing geometry and biology behind honeycomb architecture, explaining the evolutionary reasons and clever wax economics that make these structures so efficient! You'll pick up some cool science vocabulary while learning about these industrious insects.
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amount
US /əˈmaʊnt/
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UK /ə'maʊnt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Quantity of something
- Intransitive Verb
- To add up to a certain figure
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US /wɚk/
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UK /wɜ:k/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- Everything created by an author, artist, musician
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To bring into a specific state of success
- To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
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US /fɪt/
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UK /fɪt/
- Adjective
- Good looking; physically attractive
- Having good physical health and strength
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To install a machine, equipment etc.
- To adjust or change to the right size or shape
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US /ʃep/
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UK /ʃeɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The outer form of something, what it looks like
- Condition or state of someone or something
- Transitive Verb
- To influence something to make it the way you want
- To give a certain material a particular form
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