line
n
1 [C]
(a) long narrow mark, either straight or curved, traced on a surface 線; 線條: a straight line 直線
Sign your name on the dotted line. 請?jiān)谔摼€上簽名.
Don't park on the double yellow lines, ie those painted at the side of a road in Britain. 不要把車停在雙黃線處(在英國, 標(biāo)於路邊的).
Draw a line from A to B. 從A到B畫一條線.
(b) mark like a line on the skin 皮膚上的紋
The old man's face was covered in lines and wrinkles. 那老人的臉上布滿皺紋和褶子.
2 [U] use of lines in art 藝術(shù)中線條的運(yùn)用
Line and colour are both important in portrait painting. 線條和色彩在肖像繪畫中都很重要.
3 lines [pl] overall shape; outline 輪廓; 外形
the graceful lines of the ship 船的優(yōu)美輪廓.
4
(a) [C] (usu 通常作 the line) (in sport) mark on the ground to show the limits of a pitch, court, race-track, etc (運(yùn)動的)場地線, 終點(diǎn)線
first across the line, ie in a race 第一個通過終點(diǎn)線
If the ball crosses the line it is out. 球越線即為出界.
(b) [C] boundary 界線; 邊界
cross the line (ie border) from Mexico into the US 從墨西哥越過邊界進(jìn)入美國.
(c) the Line [sing]
the equator 赤道.
5 [C] series of connected defence posts, trenches, etc (碉堡、 戰(zhàn)壕等連成的)防線
the front line, ie that nearest to the enemy 前線
a safe position well behind the lines 遠(yuǎn)離前線的一處安全陣地.
6 [C] row of people or things (人或事物的)行, 排, 列
a line of customers queuing 顧客排的隊(duì)
lines of trees in an orchard 果園里成行的樹
a long line of low hills 一長列小山.
7 [C usu sing 通常作單數(shù)]
series of people following one another in time, esp generations of the same family 按時間順序排列的人; (尤指)家族的世代, 家系
a line of kings 歷代帝王
the Stuart line 斯圖亞特 家族
in the male/female line 父系[母系]
descended from King David in a direct line 大衛(wèi)王的嫡系.
8
(a) [C] row of words on a page of writing or in print 字行
page 5, line 13 第5頁第13行
The last two lines (ie of verse) rhyme. 詩的最後兩行押韻.
(b) [C] (infml 口) letter 信; 便條
Just a short line to say thanks. 只言片語聊表謝忱.
(c) lines [pl]
words spoken by a particular actor 臺詞
Have you learnt your lines yet? 你的臺詞背熟了嗎?
(d) lines [pl]
(in schools) punishment in which a pupil is required to write out a specified number of lines (學(xué)校中)罰學(xué)生抄書
The maths teacher was furious and gave me 50 lines. 數(shù)學(xué)老師氣壞了, 罰我抄書50行.
9 [C]
(a) piece or length of thread, rope, etc used for a particular purpose 線; 索; 繩: a `fishing-line 釣魚線
Hang (out) the clothes on the line. 把衣服晾到繩子上去.
(b) (esp nautical 尤用於航海) rope 繩索; 纜索.
10 [C] (equipment providing a) telephone connection 電話線(路)
Our firm has twenty lines. 我們公司有二十條電話線路.
I'm sorry, the line is engaged. 對不起, 占線.
a bad (eg noisy) line 不良的通話線路(如雜音多).
11 [C]
(a) single track of a railway (鐵路的)鐵軌, 軌道, 軌線, 線路
The train was delayed because of ice on the line. 火車因鐵軌結(jié)冰而誤點(diǎn).
(b) one section of a railway system (鐵路的)段, 線: a `branch line 支線
the main `line 干線 * the second stop from Oxford on the Worcester line 在伍斯特線上自牛津開出之第二站.
12 [sing] course of action, behaviour or thought (行動、 行為或思想的)方向, 路線, 方針
Don't take that line with me. 不要對我采取那種方式.
I absolutely reject the management's line on this....
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[lain]n. 列, 線, 繩, 電線, 線路, 路線, 航線, 作業(yè)線, 界線, 戰(zhàn)線, 外形, 排, 家系vt. 排成一行, 順...排列, 劃線于, 加襯里, 使有線條, 使起皺紋vi. 排隊(duì)【計(jì)】 線路【醫(yī)】 線【經(jīng)】 行, 線, 行業(yè)相關(guān)詞組: hook line and sinker in line stand in line keep sb in line in line for in line with in sb's line draw the line at line out line through line upon line on the line give sb a line on sth pay cash on the line out of line out of sb's line shoot a line sign on the dotted line take a strong line take the air line all along the line down the line back sb down the line go down the line for hew to the line hit the line hold the line