单词 | redeye |
释义 | redeye (once / 90224 pages) n A redeye is an overnight airplane flight. If you're traveling to New York from Los Angeles, you could take a redeye that leaves at ten p.m. and arrives around seven a.m. Because they're crossing time zones and will lose several hours, travelers heading east sometimes choose to take a redeye. Theoretically, you can sleep on the plane during a redeye and be wide awake when you reach your destination. In reality, though, they're called redeyes for a reason: the red-rimmed eyes you have after an uncomfortable, sleepless night. WORD FAMILYredeye: redeyes USAGE EXAMPLESClaimed off waivers from the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday, Michael took a redeye from Seattle and arrived at Lambeau at about 9:45 a.m. Washington Times(Nov 17, 2016) The airline said other passengers helped flight attendants restrain the man during the redeye flight Thursday morning from Ontario, California. Seattle Times(Sep 22, 2016) Police in the city of Jamestown in Chautauqua County say officers found the body of 36-year-old Dale Redeye around 8:45 p.m. Washington Times(Aug 16, 2016) n a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning Syn|Hyper redeye flight flight a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports |
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