- line
- [laɪn]
1. n; c
1) (long thin mark) 线 [xiàn]2) (wrinkle) 皱纹 [zhòuwén]3) (row) (of people, things) 排 [pái]
a line of women queueing for bread — 一排妇女在排队等面包
long lines of trees — 长排的树木
4) [+ of words] (written, printed) 行 [háng]I only read the first few lines. — 我只读了前几行。; (in poem, song) 句 [jù]
the most famous line in English poetry — 英语诗歌中最有名的一句
5) (THEAT, CINE) 台词 [táicí]He's learning his lines for the school play. — 他在为学校里的一出剧背台词。
6) (rope, cord) 线 [xiàn]; also: washing line 晾衣绳 [liàngyīshéng]She hung her washing on the line. — 她把衣服挂到晾衣绳上。; also: fishing line
钓鱼线 [diàoyúxiàn]; (ELEC) (wire) 电线 [diànxiàn]High winds had brought the lines down. — 猛烈的风把电线刮断了。; (TEL) 线路 [xiànlù]
The line was dead. — 线路不通。
7) (railway track) 铁路线路 [tiělù xiànlù]repairs to the line — 对铁路线路的维修
8) (bus, coach, train route) 路线 [lùxiàn]They had taken the wrong line on the London Tube. — 他们在伦敦地铁坐错了线。
9) (boundary) 界线 [jièxiàn]just across the state line in Nevada — 刚刚越过内华达州的州界
10) (liter) (edge, contour) 曲线 [qūxiàn]an evening dress that follows the lines of the body — 显现身体曲线的晚礼服
11) (attitude, policy) 方针 [fāngzhēn]the official line of the Labour Party — 工党的方针
12) also: line of business, line of work 生产线 [shēngchǎnxiàn]What line are you in? — 你在哪一条生产线上？
13) (COMM) (of product) 种 [zhǒng]2. vta new line of computer printers — 一种新的电脑打印机
1) (form rows along) [+ people, trees] 沿...排成行 [yán...pái chéng háng]Crowds lined the route. — 一群人沿路排成一行。
2) (form layer inside) 覆盖...的里层 [fùgài...de lǐcéng]Moisture lined the walls of the cave. — 湿气覆盖洞穴内壁。
the muscles that line the intestines — 肠内壁的肌肉
3) (put lining in) [+ clothing] 加里衬于 [jiā lǐchèn yú]; [+ container] 放在...的内壁 [fàng zài...de nèibì]*
to line sth with sth — 把某物放在某物的内壁*
hold the line please! — (TEL) 请稍等！*
to stand or wait in line — (esp US) 排队等候 [英 = queue*
in line with — (according to) 与...一致*
to be in line for sth — 即将获得某事物*
somewhere along or down the line — 在某个时期*
to bring sth into line with sth — 使某物与某物一致*
to be on the line — + job, reputation] 面临威胁*
on the right lines — 大体正确*
to be/step out of line — (fig) 越轨*
to draw the line at doing sth — 拒绝做某事*
to take a hard line on sth — 对某事态度强硬Phrasal Verbs:- line up
English-Chinese new dictionary. 2014.
