line
[NOUN, VERB]
lines
1. [C 可数名词] 线
A line is a long thin mark which is drawn or painted on a surface.
双语例句
例：Draw a line down that page's centre.
沿着那一页的中心向下画一条线。
例：a dotted line.
一条虚线。
2. [C 可数名词] 皱纹
The lines on someone's skin, especially on their face, are long thin marks that appear there as they grow older.
近义词
双语例句
例：He has a large, generous face with deep lines.
他宽大的脸盘上布满了深深的皱纹。
3. [C 可数名词] （一）排
A line of people or things is a number of them arranged one behind the other or side by side.
近义词
双语例句
例：The sparse line of spectators noticed nothing unusual.
稀稀疏疏的一排观众并没注意到什么特别之处。
4. [C 可数名词] （一）行（文字、数字或符号）
A line of a piece of writing is one of the rows of words, numbers, or other symbols in it.
双语例句
例：The next line should read: Five days, 23.5 hours.
下一行文字应是：5天，23.5小时。
5. [C 可数名词] 台词 , 诗行
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.
双语例句
例：a line from Shakespeare's Othello: 'one that loved not wisely but too well'
莎士比亚剧《奥赛罗》里的一句台词：“一个在恋爱上不明智，却又过于深情的人”
例：Every time I sing that line, I have to compete with that darn trombone!
每当我唱那句歌词时，我都得和那该死的长号拼音量。
6. [C, U 有变体名词] 线 , 绳
You can refer to a long piece of wire, string, or cable as a line when it is used for a particular purpose.
双语例句
例：She put her washing on the line.
她把洗好的衣服晾在绳子上。
例：a piece of fishing-line.
一根钓鱼线。
7. [C 可数名词] 电话线路
A line is a connection which makes it possible for two people to speak to each other on the telephone.
双语例句
例：The telephone lines went dead.
电话线路不通了。
例：It's not a very good line. Shall we call you back Susan?
线路不太好。苏珊，我们给你打回去好吗？
8. [C 可数名词] 咨询电话号码
You can use line to refer to a telephone number which you can call in order to get information or advice.
双语例句
例：the 24-hour information line.
24小时咨询电话。
9. [C 可数名词] （发送信息、输送人员或物资的危险、秘密）通道
A line is a route, especially a dangerous or secret one, along which people move or send messages or supplies.
双语例句
例：The North American continent's geography severely limited the lines of attack.
北美大陆的地形严重限制了进攻通道。
例：Negotiators say they're keeping communication lines open.
谈判代表声称他们保持着沟通渠道的畅通。
10. [C 可数名词] 运动路线
The line in which something or someone moves is the particular route that they take, especially when they keep moving straight ahead.
双语例句
例：Walk in a straight line.
走直线。
11. [C 可数名词] （火车、公共汽车运行的）路线
A line is a particular route, involving the same stations, roads, or stops along which a train or bus service regularly operates.
双语例句
例：They've got to ride all the way to the end of the line.
他们得坐到终点站。
12. [C 可数名词] 铁轨
A railway line consists of the pieces of metal and wood which form the track that the trains travel along.
近义词
双语例句
例：Floods washed out much of the railway line.
洪水冲毁了很多铁轨。
13. [C 可数名词] 运输公司
A shipping, air, or bus line is a company which provides services for transporting people or goods by sea, air, or bus.
近义词
双语例句
例：The Cunard shipping line came up with a clever slogan: 'Getting there is half the fun...'
冠达海运公司想出了一个巧妙的口号：“一半的乐趣来自于旅途…”
14. [C 可数名词] 防线
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.
双语例句
例：Their unit was shelling the German lines only seven miles away.
他们的部队正在炮轰仅7英里外的德国防线。
15. [C 可数名词] 方针
The particular line that a person has towards a problem is the attitude that they have towards it. For example, if someone takes a hard line on something, they have a firm strict policy which they refuse to change.
双语例句
例：Forty members of the governing Conservative party rebelled, voting against the government line.
执政的保守党中有40名成员倒戈，投票反对政府方针。
16. [C 可数名词] 思路
You can use line to refer to the way in which someone's thoughts or activities develop, particularly if it is logical.
双语例句
例：Our discussion in the previous chapter continues this line of thinking.
我们在前一章的讨论延续了这一思路。
17. [PL 复数] 概况
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.
双语例句
例：There followed an assortment of praise for the coffee along the lines of 'Hey, this coffee is fantastic!'
接着是各种各样对咖啡的赞美之词，类似“嘿，这咖啡真棒”等等。
例：He'd said something on those lines already.
他早就说过类似的话。
18. [PL 复数] 原则 , 方法
If something is organized on particular lines, or along particular lines, it is organized according to that method or principle.
双语例句
例：so-called autonomous republics based on ethnic lines.
建立在种族原则基础上的所谓自治共和国。
19. [C 可数名词] 行业
Your line of business or work is the kind of work that you do.
双语例句
例：So what was your father's line of business?
那么你父亲是干哪一行的？
20. [C 可数名词] 流水线
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.
双语例句
例：a production line capable of producing three different products.
一条能生产三种不同产品的流水线。
21. [C 可数名词] 次序
You can use line when you are referring to a number of people who are ranked according to status.
双语例句
例：Nicholas Paul Patrick was seventh in the line of succession to the throne.
尼古拉斯·保罗·帕特里克是王位的第七顺位继承人。
22. [C 可数名词] （某个时期有某种共同之处的人、事物的）系列
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.
双语例句
例：We were part of a long line of artists.
我们是同属一脉相承的艺术家。
NOUN. 名词
line up
1. [PHRASAL 短语] （使）排成行 , 排队
If people line up or if you line them up, they move so that they are standing in a line.
双语例句
例：The senior leaders lined up behind him in orderly rows.
高级领导人有序地排列在他身后。
例：The gym teachers lined us up against the cement walls.
体操老师们让我们靠水泥墙排成一排。
2. [PHRASAL 短语] 将…排成行
If you line things up, you move them into a straight row.
双语例句
例：I would line up my toys on this windowsill and play.
我要把玩具在这个窗台上排成一行来玩。
3. [PHRASAL 短语] 与…对齐 , 对齐
If you line one thing up with another, or one thing lines up with another, the first thing is moved into its correct position in relation to the second. You can also say that two things line up, or are lined up.
双语例句
例：You have to line the car up with the ones beside you.
你得把你的车与你旁边的车对齐。
例：The plane circled twice, trying in vain to line up with the runway.
飞机盘旋了两圈，试图对准跑道降落却没成功。
4. [PHRASAL 短语] 安排（比赛或活动等） , 组织准备（人员）
If you line up an event or activity, you arrange for it to happen. If you line someone up for an event or activity, you arrange for them to be available for that event or activity.
双语例句
例：She lined up executives, politicians and educators to serve on the board of directors.
她组织行政领导、政界人物和教育家们担任董事会成员。
PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
cross the line , step over the line
1. 举止不当
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.
双语例句
例：He has crossed the line, and it must stop.
他言行出格，必须制止。
例：Sometimes, I think the administration steps over the line when they make these kinds of accusations.
我有时觉得行政部门发出这类指责是在越俎代庖。
draw the line
1. 拒绝
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.
双语例句
例：Letters have come from prisoners, declaring that they would draw the line at hitting an old lady.
来自囚犯们的信件声明他们不会袭击一个老妇人。
in the line of duty
1. 在执行公务中
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.
双语例句
例：More than 3,000 police officers were wounded in the line of duty last year.
去年有三千多名警官在执行任务时受伤。
the first line of
1. 首要手段
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.
双语例句
例：Residents have the responsibility of being the first line of defence against wildfires.
居民有责任首先做好防火工作。
in line , into line
1. 成一条直线
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.
双语例句
例：The device itself was right under the vehicle, almost in line with the gear lever.
这个装置本身就在车子下面，几乎与换挡杆成一条直线。
2. 与…一致
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.
双语例句
例：The structure of our schools is now broadly in line with the major countries of the world.
目前我国学校的结构与世界主要国家的基本一致。
例：This brings the law into line with most medical opinion.
这使得该法律与医学界的大多数意见一致。
3. 守规矩
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.
双语例句
例：All this was just designed to frighten me and keep me in line.
所有这一切只是用来吓唬我、让我守规矩的。
on line , off line
1. 在运行中
If a machine or piece of equipment comes on line, it starts operating. If it is off line, it is not operating.
双语例句
例：The new machine will go on line in June 2006.
这台新机器将在2006年6月投入使用。
PHRASE. 习语
lines , lining , lined
1. [T 及物动词] 沿…排列成行
If people or things line a road, room, or other place, they are present in large numbers along its edges or sides.
双语例句
例：Thousands of local people lined the streets and clapped as the procession went by.
游行队伍经过时，数以千计的当地人站在街道两旁并鼓掌。
2. [T 及物动词] 给…加衬
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.
双语例句
例：Line the basket with a bright checked cloth just before adding the biscuits.
放入饼干前，先往篮子里垫上一块色彩明亮的格子布。
VERB. 动词
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