line是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a long, thin mark on the surface of something -- 線，線條

  • a straight line 直線

  • Sign your name on the dotted line. 請在虛線處簽名。

  • She was very old and her face was covered with lines. 她已非常年邁，臉上布滿了皺紋。

  • My legs felt all wobbly when I stood up and I couldn't walk in a straight line (= walk without moving to the side while moving forward). 我站起來時覺得腿直打顫，走起路來左右搖晃。

• 1 a group of people or things arranged in a row -- 行，排，列

  • a line of trees 一行樹

  • The prisoners formed a line against the wall. 犯人靠牆站成了一排。

  • Just get in line and wait your turn like everyone else. 和別人一樣排隊等著去。

  • I had to wait/stand in line for three hours to get tickets. 我排了三個小時的隊才買到票。

  • She is the latest in a long line of controversial leaders. 在一系列頗具爭議的領導者中，她是最新的一位。

  • He comes from a long line of doctors (= a lot of his relatives were doctors before him). 他出身醫生世家。

• 2 a long, thin and sometimes imaginary mark that forms the edge, border, or limit of something -- 邊線，界線；界限

  • That ball was definitely in! It was nowhere near the line! 那個球絕對是界內！離邊線還遠著呢！

  • The police couldn't arrest him because he'd fled across the state line. 警方無法逮捕他，因為他已經逃過了國界。

  • For many television viewers the dividing line between fact and fiction is becoming increasingly blurred. 在許多電視觀衆看來，事實與虛構之間的界限已經越來越模糊了。

• 3 a connection to a phone system -- 電話線（路）

  • I'm afraid your line's been disconnected because your last bill hasn't been paid. 恐怕你的電話線已經被切斷了，因為上次的帳單你還沒付呢。

  • If you want to air your opinions live on the radio, the lines will be open (= you can phone) from eight o'clock. 如果你想透過電台廣播發表自己的看法，可從八點起撥打電話。

  • I've got Chris Foster on the line for you. Do you want to take it now or call her back later? 克麗絲‧福斯特打電話找你。你想現在接電話還是過一會兒給她打回去？

  • formal Please hold the line (= wait). I'll see if she's available. 請等一下。我看她在不在。

• 4 (the route followed by) a railway track -- 鐵軌；鐵道；鐵路線

  • The train was delayed, apparently due to leaves on the line. 火車晚點了，聽說是由於鐵路線上的落葉所致。

  • The Northern Line is the worst on the London Underground. 北線是倫敦地鐵最糟糕的線路。

  • Mainline services can be very quick, but travelling on the branch lines is much slower. 乘坐主線火車速度很快，但支線就慢得多了。

• 5 a way of dealing with or thinking about something or someone -- 做法，方法；看法，立場

  • The government's official line has always been to refuse to negotiate with terrorists. 政府的官方立場一貫是拒絕與恐怖分子談判。

  • The courts should take a tougher line with (= punish more severely) sex offenders. 法庭應對性犯罪者實施更加嚴厲的懲罰。

  • Several Labour MPs disagree with their party's line on taxation. 幾名工黨議員對該黨的稅收政策持不同意見。

  • What sort of line (= method of arguing) do you think we should take in the pay negotiations? 你認為我們在工資談判中應採取哪種策略？

  • The police are confident that this new line of inquiry will lead them to the murderer. 警方相信採用這種新的調查方法一定會找出兇手。

  • It seems inevitable that the country will be divided along ethnic lines. 那個國家似乎無法避免民族分裂的命運。

  • We cannot agree with their line of reasoning. 他們不能同意他們考慮問題的方法。

• 6 a row of positions used to defend against enemy attack, especially the ones closest to enemy positions -- 防線，戰線

  • They were taken prisoner while on a reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines. 他們是在敵後執行偵察任務時被俘的。

  • figurative In a game of football, the goalkeeper is the last line of defence. 在足球比賽中，守門員是最後一道防線。

• 7 the shape of something that has been designed or created -- （設計或創造出的）輪廓，外形線條

  • They have a reputation for designing cars with elegant aerodynamic lines. 他們以設計優雅的流線型汽車而享有盛譽。

• 8 a long, strong, thin piece of material, such as string, rope, or wire, used to support something -- 繩，索

  • I'd hung the washing out on the clothes line. 我會把洗好的衣物晾在晾衣繩上。

  • Can you feel the fish tugging on the line? 你能感覺到魚在釣線上掙扎嗎？

• 9 a company that transports people or goods -- 客運公司；運輸公司

  • a shipping line 海運公司

• 10 a remark that is intended to entertain, persuade, or deceive -- （為達到逗樂、勸說或欺騙目的而說的）話語，詞句，言語

  • a speech full of memorable lines 令人難忘的講話

  • He keeps giving me that line about not being able to do any work because his computer is down. 他不停地跟我說因為電腦有問題他沒法工作了。

  • Who was it who came up with that famous line about "lies, damned lies and statistics?" 「謊言，可惡的謊言和資料」這句名言是誰說的？

• 11 a row of words that form part of a text -- （文本中的）字行

  • We could get more lines on the page if we reduced the type size. 如果把字型大小調小一點，我們就可以在這一頁上多加幾行字。

  • The computer screen displays 80 characters per line. 電腦螢幕每行可顯示80個字元。

  • I only had two lines in the whole play. 在整齣戲中我只有兩句台詞。

  • She hasn't learned her lines yet, and we've got our first rehearsal tomorrow. 我們明天就要進行首次排練了，可她連台詞還沒記熟呢。

  • I'm terrified of forgetting my lines. 我特別害怕忘詞。

  • She got 200 lines for swearing at her teacher. 她因辱駡老師被罰抄寫200遍。

• 12 a short series of musical notes -- 一串音符

• 13 the type of job someone does -- 行業

  • "What line of work are you in?" "I'm a teacher." 「你是做哪一行的？」「我是老師。」

  • You meet some very interesting people in my line of business. 做我這行可以遇到一些非常有趣的人。

• 14 a range of similar things that are for sale -- （商品的）類，類別

  • There are discounts on many items from our older lines. 我們這裡的很多舊貨都打折。

  • I was shown all their new lines. 他們給我看了他們所有的新貨。

• 15 to form a row along the side of something -- 沿著…形成一排

  • Thousands of people lined the streets to watch the presidential procession pass by. 數千人站在街道兩旁觀看總統車隊通過。

  • Police lined the route of the demonstration. 員警站在遊行路線的兩側。

  • country lanes lined with trees 鄉村林蔭路

• 16 to cover the inside surface of something -- 襯；鋪，墊

  • I lined the drawers with old wallpaper. 我用舊牆紙墊抽屜。

  • How much would it cost to have this jacket lined? 給這件外套做個內襯需要多少錢？

  • Full-length mirrors lined each wall of the bathroom. 洗手間的每一面牆上都掛著全身鏡。