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单词 beeline
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(biːlaɪn) also bee-line
See make a beeline for sth

beeline in British English

(ˈbiːˌlaɪn)
noun
the most direct route between two places (esp in the phrase make a beeline for)

beeline in American English

(ˈbiˌlaɪn)
US
noun
a straight line or direct route from one place to another
now chiefly in the phrase make a beeline for, to go straight toward
Word origin
from the belief that a bee usually flies straight back to its hive after getting nectar

More idioms containing
beeline

make a beeline for something

Examples of 'beeline' in a sentence
beeline

Some make a beeline for the stand.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other high-street chemists, you should also make a beeline for certain products.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Don't tell me you didn't make a beeline for that purple ribbon.
Len Deighton Bomber
When you get into the office in the morning, do not make a beeline for the in-tray.
Vera Peiffer POSITIVE THINKING: Everything you have always known about positive thinking but wereafraid to put into practice (2001)
Make a beeline for this one as soon as you arrive, the crowd will be 100 deep.
The Sun (2016)
School visits make a beeline for the mummy galleries, eager to learn about Egyptian attitudes to life and death.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
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