line

1. N-COUNT A line is a long thin mark which is drawn or painted on a surface. 線

Draw a line down that page's centre. 沿著那一頁的中心向下畫一條線。

...a dotted line. …一條虛線。

2. N-COUNT The lines on someone's skin, especially on their face, are long thin marks that appear there as they grow older. 皺紋

He has a large, generous face with deep lines. 他寬大的面龐上帶著很深的皺紋。

3. N-COUNT A line of people or things is a number of them arranged one behind the other or side by side. (一) 排

The sparse line of spectators noticed nothing unusual. 稀稀疏疏的一排觀眾并沒注意到什么特別之處。

4. N-COUNT A line of people or vehicles is a number of them that are waiting one behind another, for example, in order to buy something or to go in a particular direction. 隊列

5. N-COUNT A line of a piece of writing is one of the rows of words, numbers, or other symbols in it. (一) 行 (文字、數(shù)字、符號)

The next line should read: Five days, 23.5 hours. 下一行文字應是：5天，23.5小時。

6. N-COUNT A line of a poem, song, or play is a group of words that are spoken or sung together. If an actor learns his or her lines for a play or film, they learn what they have to say. 臺詞; 詩行

...a line from Shakespeare's Othello: "one that loved not wisely but too well."

…莎士比亞戲劇《奧賽羅》里的一句臺詞：“一個在戀愛上不聰明卻過于深情的人?！?/p>

Every time I sing that line, I have to compete with that darn trombone!

每當我唱那行歌詞時，我都得和那該死的長號比賽。

7. N-VAR You can refer to a long piece of wire, string, or cable as a line when it is used for a particular purpose. 線; 繩

She put her washing on the line. 她把洗好的衣服晾在繩子上。

...a piece of fishing-line. …一根釣魚線。

8. N-COUNT A line is a connection which makes it possible for two people to speak to each other on the telephone. 電話線路

The telephone lines went dead. 電話線路不通了。

It's not a very good line. Shall we call you back Susan?

線路不太好。蘇珊，我們給你打回去好嗎？

9. N-COUNT You can use line to refer to a telephone number which you can call in order to get information or advice. 咨詢電話號碼

...the 24-hour information line. …24小時信息咨詢電話號碼。

10. N-COUNT A line is a route, especially a dangerous or secret one, along which people move or send messages or supplies. (發(fā)送信息、輸送人員或物資的危險、秘密) 通道

The North American continent's geography severely limited the lines of attack. 北美大陸的地形嚴格限制了進攻通道。

Negotiators say they're keeping communication lines open. 談判代表聲稱他們保持著溝通管道的通暢。

11. N-COUNT The line in which something or someone moves is the particular route that they take, especially when they keep moving straight ahead. 運動路線

Walk in a straight line. 走直線。

12. N-COUNT A line is a particular route, involving the same stations, roads, or stops along which a train or bus service regularly operates. (火車、公共汽車運行的) 路線

They've got to ride all the way to the end of the line. 他們得乘車直到路線的終點。

13. N-COUNT A railway line consists of the pieces of metal and wood which form the track that the trains travel along. 鐵軌

Floods washed out much of the railway line. 洪水沖毀了很多鐵軌。

14. N-COUNT A shipping, air, or bus line is a company which provides services for transporting people or goods by sea, air, or bus. 運輸公司[商業(yè)]

The Cunard shipping line came up with a clever slogan: "Getting there is half the fun..."

冠達海運公司想出了一個聰明的口號：“一半的樂趣來自于到達目的地…”

15. N-COUNT A state or county line is a boundary between two states or counties. 界限[美國英語]

...the California state line. …加利福尼亞州的州界。

16. N-COUNT You can use lines to refer to the set of physical defences or the soldiers that have been established along the boundary of an area occupied by an army. 防線

Their unit was shelling the German lines only seven miles away. 他們的部隊正炮轟僅7英里外的德國防線。

17. N-COUNT The particular line that a person has toward a problem is the attitude that they have toward it. For example, if someone takes a hard line on something, they have a firm strict policy which they refuse to change. 方針

Forty members of the governing Conservative party rebelled, voting against the government line. 執(zhí)政的保守黨中的40名成員倒戈，投票反對政府方針。

18. N-COUNT You can use line to refer to the way in which someone's thoughts or activities develop, particularly if it is logical. 思路

Our discussion in the previous chapter continues this line of thinking. 我們在前一章的討論延續(xù)了這種思維方式。

19. N-PLURAL If you say that something happens along particular lines, or on particular lines, you are giving a general summary or approximate account of what happens, which may not be correct in every detail. 概況

There followed an assortment of praise for the coffee along the lines of "Hey, this coffee is fantastic!"

接著是各種各樣大概就像“嘿，這咖啡真棒”一樣的對咖啡的稱贊。

He'd said something on those lines already. 他已說過內(nèi)容大致類似的話。

20. N-PLURAL If something is organized on particular lines, or along particular lines, it is organized according to that method or principle. 原則; 方法

...so-called autonomous republics based on ethnic lines. …建立在種族原則基礎上的所謂自治共和國。

21.  N-COUNT Your line of business or work is the kind of work that you do. 行業(yè)[商業(yè)]

So what was your father's line of business?

那么你父親是干哪一行的？

22.  N-COUNT In a factory, a line is an arrangement of workers or machines where a product passes from one worker to another until it is finished. 流水線

...a production line capable of producing three different products. …一條能生產(chǎn)3種不同產(chǎn)品的流水線。

23.  N-COUNT You can use line when you are referring to a number of people who are ranked according to status. 次序

Nicholas Paul Patrick was seventh in the line of succession to the throne. 尼古拉斯·保羅·帕特里克在王位繼承順序上排第7。

24.  N-COUNT A particular line of people or things is a series of them that has existed over a period of time, when they have all been similar in some way, or done similar things. (某個時期有某種共同之處的人、事物的) 系列

We were part of a long line of artists. 我們是由古至今代代藝術(shù)家中的一代。

25.  →see also bottom line , front line , picket line

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1. PHRASE If you say that someone has crossed the line or has stepped over the line, you mean that they have behaved in a way that is considered unacceptable. 舉止不當

Sometimes, I think the administration steps over the line when they make these kinds of accusations. 有時候，我認為行政部門在發(fā)出這類指責時，他們已經(jīng)出格了。

2. PHRASE If you draw the line at a particular activity, you refuse to do it, because you disapprove of it or because it is more extreme than what you normally do. 拒絕

Letters have come from prisoners, declaring that they would draw the line at hitting an old lady. 來自囚犯們的信件聲明他們不會襲擊一個老婦人。

3. PHRASE If you do something or if it happens to you in the line of duty, you do it or it happens as part of your regular work or as a result of it. 在執(zhí)行公務中

More than 3,000 police officers were wounded in the line of duty last year. 去年三千多名警官在執(zhí)行任務時受傷。

4. PHRASE If you refer to a method as the first line of, for example, defence or treatment, you mean that it is the first or most important method to be used in dealing with a problem. 首要手段

Residents have the responsibility of being the first line of defence against wildfires. 居民有責任成為野火的首要防衛(wèi)人員。

5. PHRASE If one object is in line with others, or moves into line with others, they are arranged in a line. You can also say that a number of objects are in line or move into line. 成一直線

The device itself was right under the vehicle, almost in line with the gear lever. 這個裝置本身就在車子下面，幾乎與換擋桿成一直線。

6. PHRASE If one thing is in line with another, or is brought into line with it, the first thing is, or becomes, similar to the second, especially in a way that has been planned or expected. 與…一致

The structure of our schools is now broadly in line with the major countries of the world. 目前我國學校的結(jié)構(gòu)與世界主要國家的是基本一致的。

This brings the law into line with most medical opinion. 這使得該法律與醫(yī)療界的大多數(shù)意見一致。

7. PHRASE If you keep someone in line or bring them into line, you make them obey you, or you make them behave in the way you want them to. 守規(guī)矩

All this was just designed to frighten me and keep me in line. 所有這一切只是設計來嚇唬我、讓我守規(guī)矩。

8. PHRASE If a machine or piece of equipment comes on line, it starts operating. If it is off line, it is not operating. 在運行中

The new machine will go on line in June 2006. 這臺新機器將在2006年6月投入使用。

9. PHRASE If you do something on line, you do it using a computer or a computer network. 在網(wǎng)上

They can order their requirements on line. 他們可以在網(wǎng)上定購所需物品。

10. →see also online

11. to sign on the dotted line→see dotted

PHRASE

1. V-T If people or things line a road, room, or other place, they are present in large numbers along its edges or sides. 沿…排列成行

Thousands of local people lined the streets and clapped as the procession went by. 游行隊伍經(jīng)過時，數(shù)以千計的當?shù)厝嗽诮稚狭嘘牪⒐恼啤?/p>

2. V-T If you line a wall, container, or other object, you put a layer of something such as leaves or paper on the inside surface of it in order to make it stronger, warmer, or cleaner. 給…加襯

Line the basket with a bright chequered napkin just before adding the cookies. 放入餅干前，先往籃子里墊上一張鮮亮的方格餐巾。

3. →see also lining