| 单词 | line |
| 释义 | linelineslineline1 /laɪn/ noun [countable]1long mark a long thin mark on a surface: Draw a straight line across the top of the page.在页的上端画一条横线。Marty raced towards the finishing line.racefinish马蒂朝终点线冲刺。There were fine lines around her eyes.belineeye她眼睛周围有细细的皱纹。2of people/things a)a row of people or things next to each otherline ofa line of trees at the side of the roadtree路边的一排树The men were standing in a line.manbestand那些人站成一排。 b)especially American English a number of people, cars etc that are waiting one behind the other SYN queue British Englishline ofa line of vehicles waiting to get into the car parkvehiclewait等待进入停车场的一队汽车in lineThree times a day we stood in line for food.timestand我们一天三次排队领取食物。3border the place where one area stops and another one startsstate/county line American English: He was born just across the state line.be他就在州界的那一边出生。4direction the direction in which something travels between two places: Light travels in a straight line.travel光以直线传播。5telephone a telephone wire or connection: I’m sorry, the line is busy (=someone is using it).be对不起﹐电话占线。on the line (=telephoning)Harry is on the line from New York.be哈里从纽约打来电话。I got on the line to (=telephoned) the hospital this morning.get我今天早上给医院打了电话。6for trains a track that a train travels along: the London to Glasgow line伦敦至格拉斯哥的铁路线railway line BrE, railroad line American English7between two types of thing [usually singular] the point at which something becomes something elseline betweenThere is a fine line between religion and superstition.be宗教和迷信之间有微妙的差别。8shape [usually plural] the outer shape of something long or tall: the car’s elegant linesline这辆车优美的线条9row of words a row of words in a poem, document etc: the opening line of the songopen这首歌开头的一行歌词10words for a play lines [plural] the words that someone learns and says in a play: I haven’t learnt my lines yet.learnline我还没记住我的台词。11way of thinking/behaving a way of thinking about or doing somethingline onthe government’s line on immigration政府对移民问题的态度take a tough/firm/hard line on somethingThe school takes a tough line on drugs.takedrug该学校在毒品问题上采取强硬态度。line of argument/reasoning/enquiry etcThis line of questioning wasn’t going to succeed.questiongo这种提问方式是不会有成效的。12piece of rope/string/wire a piece of rope, string, or wire that has a particular purpose: Could you hang the washing on the line?canwash 你把洗好的衣服晾在绳子上好吗？a fishing linefish钓鱼线13products a type of goods for sale in a shop: a line of low-priced computerspricecomputer一种低价电脑 ➔ assembly line, dotted line, front line, main line, somewhere along the line at somewherePhrasesalong those/these lines similar to something else: a trip to the beach, or something along those linesline 去海滨或类似地方的旅行drop somebody a line informal to write a short letter or email to someone: Drop me a line when you get there.你到了那里给我写一封短信。be in line for something to be likely to be given something: He’s in line for promotion.他有可能得到提升。be in line with something to be what is expected or ordered, or to match something: The figures were in line with economists’ forecasts.figurebeeconomistforecast这些数字和经济学家的预测一致。on line connected to or using a computer system: You can book tickets on line.ticket你可以在网上订票。be out of line informal to be behaving in a way that is not acceptable: I thought what Kenny said was out of line.thinksaybe我觉得肯尼的话太过分了。be/put something on the line if something such as your job is on the line, you may lose it: From now on, all our jobs are on the line.jobbe从现在起，我们都有失业的风险。THESAURUS: lineline a long thin mark on a surface: If the ball goes over the line, it’s out of play.gostripe a line of colour, especially one of several lines of colour: The French flag has red, white, and blue stripes.havestripecrease a line on a piece of clothing or paper where it has been folded or crushed: She was trying to smooth out the creases in her dress.betrycreasewrinkle a line on someone’s face because they are old: The cream helps get rid of wrinkles.helpwrinkle |
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