beeline

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A very direct or quick path or trip.
    — to make / strike a beeline for / to something
  2. A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate. historical
动词 v.
  1. To travel in a straight line, ignoring established paths of travel. intransitive,transitive
    — A uniformed policeman came off the elevator and beelined for the nurse's station. I beelined into the stairwell. I wasn't in the mood for chatting with the police.

词形变化

beelines plural bee-line alternative beelines present,singular,third-person beelining participle,present beelined participle,past beelined past bee-line alternative

词源

词源 1
From bee + line, due to the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course, originally an Americanism.
词源 2
From bee + line, due to the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course, originally an Americanism.
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