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Vdb Posted 10 years ago
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bumblebee

"They were stuck in traffic that was so slow that they were lapped by a bumblebee."

What is the literal and figurative meaning of the above sentence?
  

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On a racetrack, if one car is "lapped" by another, it means the second car has driven a whole circuit further, and caught up and overtaken the first car. Thus the second car is travelling faster than the first. The rest should be fairly obvious, I think.

— GPY

  • On a racetrack, if one car is "lapped" by another, it means the second car has driven a whole circuit further, and caught up and overtaken the first car.
  • Thus the second car is travelling faster than the first.
  • The rest should be fairly obvious, I think.
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On a racetrack, if one car is "lapped" by another, it means the second car has driven a whole circuit further, and caught up and overtaken the first car. Thus the second car is travelling faster than the first. The rest should be fairly obvious, I think.
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I don't know much about bumblebees, but I assume that a bumblebee flies at a real slow speed? If that holds true, then the meaning of the sentence is crystal clear to me....Thank you!
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vdbI don't know much about bumblebees, but I assume that a bumblebee flies at a real slow speed?
Compared to a car, yes. A bumblebee is a big fat kind of bee.
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