单词 | beelines |
释义 | bee1 /bē/noun
ORIGIN: OE bēo; Ger Biene bee balm noun A species of Monarda or other sweet-smelling plant beeˈ-bread noun The pollen and honey mixture fed by bees to their young beeˈ-eater noun Any bird of a brightly plumaged family (Meropidae) closely related to the kingfishers, which feed on bees beeˈ-flower noun A flower pollinated by bees bee fly noun A nectar-eating fly of the Bombyliidae family beeˈ-glue noun Propolis beeˈhive noun
adjective Dome-shaped, like an old-fashioned beehive, as beehive hairstyle, beehive tomb beeˈ-house noun beeˈkeeper noun beeˈkeeping noun beeˈ-kite noun The honey buzzard beeˈline noun The most direct route from one point to another (esp in make a beeline for below) beeˈ-master noun A beekeeper beeˈ-moth noun A moth (Aphomia sociella) whose larvae are very destructive to bees’ nests beeˈ-orchis noun An orchid of the genus Ophrys, whose flower resembles a bee beeˈ-skep noun A beehive, properly of straw beesting lips or beestung lips plural noun Pouting lips beesˈwax noun
transitive verb To polish with beeswax beesˈwing noun A filmy crust of tartar formed in port and some other wines after long keeping beesˈwinged adjective (of wine) so old as to show beeswing a bee in one's bonnet
make a beeline for To take the most direct way towards (like bees to a source of nectar) the bee's knees (informal) Someone or something particularly good, admirable, etc |
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