English Dictionary

queen bee

noun

A reproductive female (especially the only one) in a colony of bees. / (idiomatic, colloquial, derogatory) The most important or dominant woman in an organisation or situation. / (metaphoric) Stem cell

The queen bee is the leader of the hive.

意味（1）

A reproductive female (especially the only one) in a colony of bees.

It is generally believed that the queen bee mates only once in her lifetime.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, colloquial, derogatory) The most important or dominant woman in an organisation or situation.

She muttered to her mother, “There's that obnoxious redhead who thought she was the Queen Bee last year when she was a senior!”

意味（3）

(metaphoric) Stem cell