modernize
modernise, v
1 [Tn] make (sth) suitable for modern needs or habits; bring up to date 使(某事物)现代化
modernize a transport system, a factory, farming methods 使运输系统、 工厂、 耕作方法现代化
a fully modernized shop 十分现代化的商店.
2 [I] adopt modern ways or views 采用现代方法或观点; 现代化
If the industry doesn't modernize it will not survive. 该制造业若不现代化就不能继续存在.
Fierce wars between Native Americans and European settlers broke out.
美洲土著人和欧洲殖民者之间发生了激烈的战争。
Who could count the times Annie tried, failed, and then succeeded?
谁能数得清安妮尝试、失败直至最后成功的次数?
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something,意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。