make a beeline for somebody/somethinginformalTOWARDS to go quickly and directly towards someone or something 直奔某人/某物
Rob always makes a beeline for beautiful women.
罗布总是直奔漂亮的女人。
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make a beeline for somebody/something• The picnickers rushed off the train at Minnehaha station and made a beeline for the pavilion to claim a good table.• If your breakfastbudget is two bucks, make a beeline for Saritas's in GrandCentral Market.• Gaming areas were half-empty, but gamblers made a beeline for the slots and tables at halftime.• I'd have thought you would have made a beeline for Brimmer's safe.• He made a beeline for the richcousin.• I made a beeline for the food as soon as I arrived.• At a party, I immediately make a beeline for whatever kid is there.• She makes a beeline forPerry.
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beeline• Gaming areas were half-empty, but gamblers made a beeline for the slots and tables at halftime.• I'd have thought you would have made a beeline for Brimmer's safe.• He made a beeline for the richcousin.• After school the following afternoon, Alf Norris and I made a beeline to see the damage.• If your breakfastbudget is two bucks, make a beeline for Saritas's in GrandCentral Market.• She makes a beeline for Perry.• Through the binoculars I thought I made out an animal stretched out on the beach on a beeline from my window.
Originbeeline
(1800-1900) From the belief that bees fly back to their hives in a straight line