despite the honey bee's painful sting and the stereotype of insects such as pest,bees are generally held in high regard.

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despite the honey bee's painful sting and the stereotype of insects such as pest,bees are generally held in high regard.5042 这里held

held 是hold的过去式和过去分词形式 be held--被动
短语 be held in high regard是(被)非常尊重的意思
整句:尽管产蜜蜂有着蜇人很痛的刺以及像害虫那样的不好的刻板印象,蜜蜂在蜂群中还是很受尊重的.