line是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a long, thin mark on the surface of something -- 线，线条

  • a straight line 直线

  • Sign your name on the dotted line. 请在虚线处签名。

  • She was very old and her face was covered with lines. 她已非常年迈，脸上布满了皱纹。

  • 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). 我站起来时觉得腿直打颤，走起路来左右摇晃。

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

  • a line of trees 一行树

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

  • Just get in line and wait your turn like everyone else. 和别人一样排队等着去。

  • I had to wait/stand in line for three hours to get tickets. 我排了3个小时的队才买到票。

  • She is the latest in a long line of controversial leaders. 在一系列颇具争议的领导者中，她是最新的一位。

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

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

  • That ball was definitely in! It was nowhere near the line! 那个球绝对是界内！离边线还远着呢！

  • The police couldn't arrest him because he'd fled across the state line. 警方无法逮捕他，因为他已经逃过了国界。

  • For many television viewers the dividing line between fact and fiction is becoming increasingly blurred. 在许多电视观众看来，事实与虚构之间的界限已经越来越模糊了。

• 3 a connection to a phone system -- 电话线（路）

  • I'm afraid your line's been disconnected because your last bill hasn't been paid. 恐怕你的电话线已经被切断了，因为上次的账单你还没付呢。

  • If you want to air your opinions live on the radio, the lines will be open (= you can phone) from eight o'clock. 如果你想通过电台广播发表自己的看法，可从8点起拨打电话。

  • I've got Chris Foster on the line for you. Do you want to take it now or call her back later? 克丽丝‧福斯特打电话找你。你想现在接电话还是过一会儿给她打回去？

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

• 4 (the route followed by) a railway track -- 铁轨；铁道；铁路线

  • The train was delayed, apparently due to leaves on the line. 火车晚点了，听说是由于铁路线上的落叶所致。

  • The Northern Line is the worst on the London Underground. 北线是伦敦地铁最糟糕的线路。

  • Mainline services can be very quick, but travelling on the branch lines is much slower. 乘坐干线火车速度很快，但支线就慢得多了。

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

  • The government's official line has always been to refuse to negotiate with terrorists. 政府的官方立场一贯是拒绝与恐怖分子谈判。

  • The courts should take a tougher line with (= punish more severely) sex offenders. 法庭应对性犯罪者实施更加严厉的惩罚。

  • Several Labour MPs disagree with their party's line on taxation. 几名工党议员对该党的税收政策持不同意见。

  • What sort of line (= method of arguing) do you think we should take in the pay negotiations? 你认为我们在工资谈判中应采取哪种策略？

  • The police are confident that this new line of inquiry will lead them to the murderer. 警方相信采用这种新的调查方法一定会找出凶手。

  • It seems inevitable that the country will be divided along ethnic lines. 那个国家似乎无法避免民族分裂的命运。

  • We cannot agree with their line of reasoning. 他们不能同意他们考虑问题的方法。

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

  • They were taken prisoner while on a reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines. 他们是在敌后执行侦察任务时被俘的。

  • figurative In a game of football, the goalkeeper is the last line of defence. 在足球比赛中，守门员是最后一道防线。

• 7 the shape of something that has been designed or created -- （设计或创造出的）轮廓，外形线条

  • They have a reputation for designing cars with elegant aerodynamic lines. 他们以设计优雅的流线型汽车而享有盛誉。

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

  • I'd hung the washing out on the clothes line. 我会把洗好的衣物晾在晾衣绳上。

  • Can you feel the fish tugging on the line? 你能感觉到鱼在钓线上挣扎吗？

• 9 a company that transports people or goods -- 客运公司；运输公司

  • a shipping line 海运公司

• 10 a remark that is intended to entertain, persuade, or deceive -- （为达到逗乐、劝说或欺骗目的而说的）话语，词句，言语

  • a speech full of memorable lines 令人难忘的讲话

  • He keeps giving me that line about not being able to do any work because his computer is down. 他不停地跟我说因为电脑有问题他没法干活了。

  • Who was it who came up with that famous line about "lies, damned lies and statistics?" “谎言，可恶的谎言和数据”这句名言是谁说的？

• 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. 如果把字号调小一点，我们就可以在这一页上多加几行字。

  • The computer screen displays 80 characters per line. 计算机屏幕每行可显示80个字符。

  • I only had two lines in the whole play. 在整出戏中我只有两句台词。

  • She hasn't learned her lines yet, and we've got our first rehearsal tomorrow. 我们明天就要进行首次排练了，可她连台词还没记熟呢。

  • I'm terrified of forgetting my lines. 我特别害怕忘词。

  • She got 200 lines for swearing at her teacher. 她因辱骂老师被罚抄写200遍。

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

• 13 the type of job someone does -- 行业

  • "What line of work are you in?" "I'm a teacher." “你是干哪一行的？”“我是老师。”

  • You meet some very interesting people in my line of business. 干我这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）类，类别

  • There are discounts on many items from our older lines. 我们这里的很多旧货都打折。

  • I was shown all their new lines. 他们给我看了他们所有的新货。

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

  • Thousands of people lined the streets to watch the presidential procession pass by. 数千人站在街道两旁观看总统车队通过。

  • Police lined the route of the demonstration. 警察站在游行路线的两侧。

  • country lanes lined with trees 乡村林荫路

• 16 to cover the inside surface of something -- 衬；铺，垫

  • I lined the drawers with old wallpaper. 我用旧墙纸垫抽屉。

  • How much would it cost to have this jacket lined? 给这件夹克衫做个内衬需要多少钱？

  • Full-length mirrors lined each wall of the bathroom. 洗手间的每一面墙上都挂着全身镜。