| 词汇 | line |
| 释义 | lineWord family nounlinagelinealitylineamentlinearitylinearizationlineationlinerlininglinebackerline dancingline drawinglinemanline managementline-outline printerlinesmanlineadjectivelineallinearlineatelinedlineolatelinyadverblineallylinearlyverblinearize Telephone, telegraph, Trains & railways, Military, Cleaning, Trade, Transport, Drug culture line1 /laɪn/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 on paper/on the ground 在纸上/在地上 [countableC]LINE a long thin mark on a piece of paper, the ground, or another surface 线，线条 Draw a straight line across the top of the page. 在这一页的上方画一条直线。 Sign your name on the dotted line (=line made up of a series of dots). 在虚线上签名。 The edges of the pitch are marked by white lines. 球场的四边画着白线。 The goalkeeper just managed to stop the ball going over the line. 守门员刚好把球截住，没有让它越过球门线。 He raced towards the finishing line. 他朝终点线冲刺。 2 between two areas 在两个区域之间 [countableC]LINE an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth, for example showing where one country or area of land stops and another begins 〔地球上边界线等设想的〕线 county/state line American EnglishAmE He was born in a small town just across the state line. 他的出生地正好位于州界线另一头的一个小镇。 line of latitude/longitude ► see thesaurus at border → International Date Line They were still travelling along the same line of longitude. 他们依旧在同一条经线上飞行。 3 of people/things 人/物的 [countableC] a) LINEa row of people or things next to each other 排，列，行 line of There was a line of fir trees on either side of the road. 道路两旁枞树林立。 The four men were standing in a line on the other side of the table. 那四个男人在桌子的另一边站成一排。 A couple of the posts were out of line (=not in a straight row). 有几根柱子没有排成一条直线。 b) LINE especially American EnglishAmE a row of people, cars etc that are waiting one behind the other 〔人、汽车等在等候时排的〕队，队伍 SYN British English queue I looked in despair at the long line in front of the ticket office. 我绝望地看着售票处前面的长队。 line of I joined the line of vehicles waiting to get into the car park. 我排进车辆的队伍，等着进停车场。 stand/wait in line Customers stood in line for 20 minutes at the cash register. 顾客在收银机前排了20分钟的队。 He tried to cut in line (=go in front of other people who are waiting). 他试图插队。 The woman next in line began to mutter to herself. 排在后面的那个女人开始嘀嘀咕咕地自言自语。 4 direction 方向 [countableC]DIRECTION the direction or imaginary line along which something travels between two places 行进的方向；路线 Light travels in a straight line. 光沿直线传播。 A boat came into my line of vision (=the direction I was looking in). 一艘船进入了我的视线。 line of fire/attack/movement etc (=the direction in which someone shoots, attacks, moves etc) 射击/攻击/行动等的方向 I was directly in the animal’s line of attack. 我正好处于那动物的攻击方向。 They knew they needed to block their enemy’s supply lines (=the direction used for carrying supplies of food etc). 他们知道必须封锁敌人的补给线。 5 on your face 在脸上 [countableC]LINE a line on the skin of someone’s face 皱纹 → wrinkle She frowned, and deep lines appeared between her eyebrows. 她皱起眉头，眉心出现深深的皱纹。 There were fine lines around her eyes. 她眼睛周围有细纹。 No one can avoid lines and wrinkles as they get older. 人年纪大了免不了长皱纹。 6 phone 电话 [countableC]TCT a telephone wire or connection 电话线(路) I’m sorry, the line is busy (=someone is already using it). 对不起，电话占线。 There seems to be a fault on the line. 电话线路好像出故障了。 There was a click, then the line went dead (=suddenly stopped working completely). 嗒一声，线路断了。 Henry is on the line (=on the phone) from New York. 亨利从纽约打来电话。 I got on the line to (=phoned) the hospital as soon as I heard about the accident. 我一听说这起事故就打电话去医院。 I wished he would just get off the line. 我真希望他把电话挂了。 I’m sorry, it’s a bad line and I can’t hear you. 对不起，线路不好，我听不见你说话。 Hold the line (=wait on the phone), please, and I’ll put you through to our sales department. 请别挂电话，我给你接我们的销售部。 Do you have a separate line for your modem? 你的调制解调器有独立的电话线吗？ 7 for trains 供火车使用 [countableC]TTT a track that a train travels along 铁路线，铁道，铁轨 We were delayed because of a problem further along the line. 我们因为前方路轨故障晚点了。 When you get to central London, take the Victoria Line to Finsbury Park. 你到了伦敦市中心以后，乘维多利亚线到芬斯伯里公园。 railway line British EnglishBrE, railroad line American EnglishAmE The trail follows a disused railroad line along the edge of the valley. 这条小路沿着山谷边缘一条废弃的铁路线延伸。 8 between two types of thing 在两类事物之间 [countableC usually singular] the point at which one type of thing can be considered to be something else or at which it becomes a particular thing 〔事物的〕分界线 line between There is a fine line between superstition and religion. 迷信与宗教之间只有一线之隔。 The dividing line between luxuries and necessities is constantly changing. 奢侈品和必需品之间的界线一直在变化。 Sometimes he found it hard to draw the line between work and pleasure. 有时候他觉得很难划清工作和娱乐之间的界线。 Her remarks did not quite cross the line into rudeness. 她的话还不能算很无礼。 Large numbers of families are living on or near the poverty line (=the point at which people are considered to be very poor). 很多家庭生活在贫困线上或贫困线的边缘。 9 shape/edge 轮廓/边缘 [countableC usually plural]SHAPE the outer shape of something long or tall 〔长或高的物件的〕线条，轮廓，外形 She was wearing a loose dress which softened the lines of her body. 她穿着一条宽松的连衣裙，身体的曲线变得柔和了。 a modern building with clean, elegant lines. 一幢线条简洁优雅的现代化建筑 10 words 词语 [countableC] a) a line of written words, for example in a poem or a document 诗行，诗句；字行 He quoted a few lines from Shakespeare. 他引用了莎士比亚的一些诗句。 Scroll down to line 29. 向下滚动到第29行。 b) a remark 一句话 He liked to introduce himself with a witty opening line. 他喜欢用一句俏皮的开场白作自我介绍。 This was one of his favourite chat-up lines (=remark for impressing someone you want to attract). 这是他最爱用的搭讪话之一 c) [usually plural] words that someone has to learn and say as part of a play or performance 台词 Paul often messed up his lines. 保罗经常说错台词。 It always took me ages to learn my lines. 我总是要花很长时间才能记住台词。 11 opinion/attitude 看法/态度OPINION [singular] an opinion or attitude, especially one that someone states publicly and that influences their actions 〔尤指公开表明并影响本人行为的〕态度，方针，路线 line on I can’t agree with the government’s line on immigration. 我不能认同政府在移民问题上的态度。 Journalists are often too willing to accept the official line (=the opinion that a government states officially). 记者对官方说法往往很乐意全盘接受。 He found it hard to accept the party line (=the official opinion of a political party) on every issue. 他觉得很难在每个问题上都认同党的路线。 take a tough/firm/hard line on something → toe the line at toe2 The school takes a very tough line on drugs. 该学校在毒品问题上采取非常强硬的态度。 12 way of doing STH 做某事的方式WAY/MANNER [countableC] a particular way of doing something or of thinking about something 方式，方法 line of argument/reasoning/inquiry etc It seemed useless to pursue this line of questioning. 照这样盘问下去好像没有用。 Opposition parties soon realized they would have to try a different line of attack. 不久反对派就意识到，他们必须改变攻击方法。 The police are following several different lines of enquiry. 警方正在采用几种不同的调查方法。 We were both thinking along the same lines (=in the same way). 我们俩想法相同。 In South Africa, the press developed along very different lines (=in a very different way). 在南非，报刊的发展方向很不一样。 More groups will now be set up on these lines (=this way). 现在将会有更多的团体以这种方式成立。 The company’s rapid success means it’s definitely on the right lines (=doing something the right way). 公司的迅速兴起说明它肯定是走对了路。 13 series of events 一系列事件 [countableC usually singular] a series of events that follow each other 一连串事情 line of This is the latest in a long line of political scandals. 这是一连串政治丑闻中最近发生的一桩。 14 in a war 在战争中 [countableC]PM the edge of an area that is controlled by an army, where soldiers stay and try to prevent their enemy from moving forward 防线，战线 They finally broke through the German line. 他们终于突破了德军防线。 young soldiers who were sent to the front line to fight 被送去前线作战的年轻士兵 One regiment was trapped behind enemy lines. 有一个团被困在敌军后方。 Reinforcements were available just behind the lines. 援军就在后方。 15 in a company/organization 在公司/组织里 [countableC] a series of levels of authority within an organization 各级人员 Decisions are taken by senior officers and fed down through the line of command to the ordinary soldiers. 高级军官作出决策，然后通过各级指挥传达给普通士兵。 There should be more direct discussion between managers and workers lower down the line. → line manager 管理人员和下层工人之间应该有更直接的商讨。 16 of rope/wire 绳子/电线的 [countableC]DHC a piece of strong string, rope, or wire used for a particular purpose 〔作某用途的〕一段绳子[电线等] She hung the clothes out on the washing line (=line for hanging wet clothes on to dry). 她把衣服挂在外面的晾衣绳上。 The fishing line (=line for catching fish) snapped and the fish got away. 钓鱼线啪的一声绷断，鱼儿逃走了。 17 product 产品 [countableC]BBT a type of goods for sale in a shop 〔商店货品的〕种类，类型 The company has just launched a new line of small, low-priced computers. 这家公司刚刚推出新款价格低廉的小型电脑。 18 along these/those lines (also along the lines of something) similar to something else 这一类的，类似的 We usually start with general questions along the lines of, ‘How do you feel?’ 我们开始交谈时，通常会问“你感觉如何？”这类笼统的问题。 They’re trying to organize a trip to the beach or something along those lines. 他们正在想法安排一次去海滨的旅行或类似的活动。 Examples from the Corpus along these/those lines• Democritus drew up a map along these lines.• It would be quite wrong to claim that it gave us orders along those lines.• The parties have made promises along these lines.• Different proposals along these lines have already been introduced by members of Congress from both parties.• Frankly, I had nothing to share along those lines.• Opposition leaders are afraid to give Milosevic the pretext to use more brutality and proclaim martial law or something along those lines.• In fact, I was thinking I might try and start something along those lines as soon as I can.• I was getting a lot of work along these lines in the theater. 19 along religious/ethnic/party etc lines if people divide along religious, party etc lines, they divide according to the religion, political party, or other group they belong to 按照宗教/民族/党派等(划分) The committee was split along party lines. 这个委员会有党派之分。 The community remains divided along religious lines. 这个社区依然根据宗教分成不同的群体。 Examples from the Corpus along religious/ethnic/party etc lines• The committee voted 21-16, along party lines, to empower Burton.• The Council, said the author, should not be reported as if it was divided along party lines.• It comes as no surprise that the caricatures are extended along ethnic lines.• On Capitol Hill, reactions to Bush's proposals fell predictably along party lines.• The vote was 35 to 24, almost strictly along party lines.• In Moldavia there was a marked division of voting along ethnic lines.• In the specific conditions of post-colonial underdevelopment it is not unusual to find conflict within the bourgeoisie working along ethnic lines. 20 on line a) using a computer to get information or to communicate with people 在线，在网上 You can book tickets on line. 你可以在网上订票。 Most of our sales staff now work on line. → online 我们的销售人员现在大多在线操作。 b) working properly as planned 〔按计划〕运转，运行 a new nuclear reactor which should be on line by 2005 应于2005年前启用的一个新核反应堆 If there is a power failure, the emergency generators should come on line within 15 minutes. 如果停电，应急发电机应在15分钟内开始运转。 Examples from the Corpus on line• All the classrooms are now on line. 21 drop somebody a line informalWRITE to write a short letter or email to someone 给某人写短信[电子邮件] Drop me a line and let me know how you’re getting on. 给我发个短信，告诉我你的近况。 Examples from the Corpus drop somebody a line• If any walls appear to lean, check by going back to the nearest upper window and drop a plumb line down.• Then get cracking, drop me a line with your suggestions.• Do drop me a line, Mrs Surridge, or anyone else who's interested.• Other cities have dropped their line items without allowing departments to keep any of their savings.• Why don't you give me a call or drop me a line sometime?• What ever the reason is, Mr Heaps, please drop us a line to tell us about it.• So if there are any problems drop me a line.• What do you think? Drop me a line at the Washington Post Weekend section and share your thoughts.• Do spare time to drop me a line.• If he can not do so, perhaps he will drop me a line. 22 don’t give me that line spoken used to say that you do not believe someone’s excuse 别跟我来那一套〔表示不相信对方的借口〕 I know for a fact you weren’t sick yesterday, so don’t give me that line. 我确定你昨天没有生病，所以别跟我来这一套。 23 fall into line/bring somebody into line informalOBEY to start to do what someone else wants you to do, or to make someone do this 取得一致/使某人行动一致 Now that France and Germany have signed up, other countries will soon fall into line. 既然法国和德国都已经签字，其他国家很快就会照办的。 The few party rebels were soon brought into line. 那几个叛党分子不久便就范了。 24 in line with something SAMEif something changes in line with something else, it changes in the same way and at the same rate as it 与某事物一致，按照某事物 Pensions will be increased in line with inflation. 退休金会随着通货膨胀而增加。 Examples from the Corpus in line with something• The results it says are in line with analysts' estimates.• Wouldn't this be in line with the much-paraded environmental credentials of our major retailers?• This was excellent: ambitious, important-and, as it happened, in line with my own growing interests.• In the second place, Paul is saying that Christians should live in line with their calling.• Fourthquarter 1995 net sales, Digital Link said, were about $ 10 million, in line with year-earlier levels.• Since then, the Government has had a statutory responsibility to increase benefits only in line with prices.• The results were in line with expectations. 25 bring something into line with something SAMEto change a system so that it works according to a particular set of rules, laws etc 使某事物与某事物一致 UK immigration procedures will have to be changed to bring them into line with the latest European ruling. 英国的移民程序必须修改，以便和欧盟最新的裁决保持一致。 Examples from the Corpus bring something into line with something• Himmelwright brings his argument into line with the visual evidence. 26 be out of line informal a) to say or do something that is not acceptable in a particular situation 〔言行〕不可接受，出格 You just keep quiet! You’re way out of line. 你闭嘴！你太过分了。 b) to not obey someone, or to do something that you should not do 不服从，违反规定 get/step out of line Anybody who steps out of line will be in deep trouble. 谁要是违规谁就会倒大霉。 Examples from the Corpus be out of line• In some instances, the amounts appear to be out of line with their proper share, the report says. 27 be in line for something/be in line to do something PROBABLYto be very likely to get or be given something 很有可能获得某物/做某事 I should be in line for promotion soon. 我应该很快就能晋升。 first/second/next etc in line for He must be first in line for the editor’s job. 他肯定是最有望得到那份编辑工作的人选。 Examples from the Corpus first/second/next etc in line for• As a lad, Cloud and his two brothers were next in line for the Frankish throne. 28 be first/second/next etc in line to the throne to be the person who has a right to become a future king or queen 是王位的第一/第二/下一位等继承人 As the eldest son, he was next in line to the throne. 作为长子，他是王位的下一位继承人。 29 be on the line if something important is on the line, there is a risk that you might lose it or something bad could happen to it 有失去的可能；处在危险中 From now on, all our jobs are on the line. 从现在起，我们都有失业的危险。 She knew that her whole future was on the line. 她知道自己前途未卜。 put yourself/your neck on the line (for somebody) (=risk something bad happening to you) (为某人)冒险 I’ve already put myself on the line for you once, and I’m not going to do it again. 我已经为你冒险过一次，不会再有第二次了。 Examples from the Corpus be on the line• With the game on the line, Kansas City scored two touchdowns in five minutes.• Your job's on the line in this case - you'd better make sure you're right.• More manufacturing jobs could be on the line.• An hour later the Secretary of Defense was on the line asking me what on earth I was thinking of.• Ego is on the line in front of this gaijin lady.• When a game was on the line, Carr was nowhere to be found.• We decided that if the game was on the line and something dictated it, the streak was supposed to continue.• Iain is on the line and wants Philip to meet him.• Now 350 jobs here and more than 5,000 at production bases in Birmingham and Lancashire are on the line.• A company's reputation is on the line in the way it handles complaints. 30 be in somebody’s line informalINTERESTED to be the type of thing that someone is interested in or good at 是某人感兴趣的事；是某人的专长 Acting’s not really in my line, I’m afraid. 演戏恐怕不是我的专长。 Examples from the Corpus be in somebody’s line• He was in a line of three cars.• The name is in the first field because it is in the first line. 8.• My father thinks they should be in curved lines.• Do not put fluffy rugs in front of open fires, where they are in the direct line of sparks.• They were in a straight line but when Boris clapped his paws they began to march.• This is in fact the line which Berger then developed.• The Law Society too was in the firing line. 31 get a line on somebody/something especially American EnglishAmE informal to get information about someone or something 获得有关某人/某事的消息 We need to get some kind of a line on these guys. 我们需要了解一下这些家伙的情况。 Examples from the Corpus get a line on somebody/something• Have we got any kind of line on that guy Marston? 32 somewhere along the line informalDURING at some time during an activity or period of time 在某活动[时期]中的某段时间；某个时刻 Somewhere along the line, Errol seemed to have lost interest in her. 这期间有段时间，埃罗尔似乎对她失去了兴趣。 Examples from the Corpus somewhere along the line• Somewhere along the line, we just stopped talking to each other.• And somewhere along the line, the street became an idea.• Every accident may be regarded as the result of the action of a human being somewhere along the line.• They accomplished great things in their time, but somewhere along the line they got away from us.• But somewhere along the line they stopped laughing when they compared their own results with what we were achieving.• But somewhere along the line, downhill skiing was too much of a chore and an expense.• You missed your forte somewhere along the line, Meg.• If he did, the probability is that his genetic inheritance played its part somewhere along the line.• He and Wharton are related somewhere along the line. 33 down the line informal later, after an activity or situation has been continuing for a period of time 往后，以后 There may be more costs further down the line. 往后说不定还有更多的开销。 Now, three years down the line, we’re beginning to see the problems with the treatment. 三年下来，我们现在开始看到这种疗法的问题所在。 Examples from the Corpus down the line• He loves his back-seat role, moving quietly up and down the lines, constantly persuading and cajoling.• Otherwise he'd have been down the line after us like a shot.• And Caminiti dunked a two-run double down the line in right.• I would, I would probably do the same thing were I you know, another generation down the line.• The thing I try to do in that situation is flick my bat and start jogging down the line.• As the couple passed on down the line, George quickly approached the man.• Sherman wanted nothing less seven years down the line, when he was forty-five. 34 in the line of duty JOB/WORKhappening or done as part of your job 在工作期间发生；在执行任务时 firefighters dying in the line of duty 因公殉职的消防队员 Examples from the Corpus in the line of duty• Vice-Admiral Hawkins, of course, is acting in the line of duty.• Since then, only one officer has died in the line of duty.• Ron Brown was on a trade mission to the Balkans when he died in the line of duty.• When one of the fiercely loyal team is gunned down in the line of duty, the unit seems ready to collapse.• They ruled that officers were expected to cope with traumatic events in the line of duty.• However, none of the disciplined officers was authorized to use the guns in the line of duty.• It was the fourth time in five years she had been injured in the line of duty.• Officer Choi was killed in the line of duty.• Dave Weatherley strips off in the line of duty to put seven seriously warm bags to the test. 35 be in the firing line/in the line of fire a) CRITICIZEto be one of the people who could be criticized or blamed for something 在受批评者之列，成为批评[指责]的对象 As one of the president’s chief advisers, he’s bound to be in the firing line. 作为总统的首席顾问之一，他势必成为批评的对象。 b) PMto be in a place where a bullet etc might hit you 在火线上，在射程范围内 A couple of civilians were caught in the firing line. 几个平民被困在火线上。 36 PUNISHMENT 处罚lines [plural] British EnglishBrESESPUNISH a punishment given to school children that consists of writing the same thing a lot of times 罚抄写〔对学童的处罚〕 He got 50 lines for being cheeky to a teacher. 他因为对老师无礼而被罚抄写50遍。 37 family 家族 [singular]FAMILY your family, considered as the people you are related to who lived before you and the people who will live after you 世系，家族 She comes from a long line of actors. 她出身演员世家。 It looks as if Joe might be the last of the line (=the last in his family). 看来乔可能是这个家族的最后一代了。 the male/female line This particular gene is passed down through the male line. 这一特定的基因是由父系遗传的。 line of succession (=the system by which an important position or property is passed from a parent to their children, and then to their children etc) 〔重要职位或财产的〕继承 Henry the Eighth wanted a male heir to ensure the Tudor line of succession. 亨利八世想要一名男性继承人来确保都铎王朝的延续。 38 job 工作 [countableC usually singular]JOB/WORK the type of work someone does 专业，行业 line of work/business What line of business is he in? 他是干哪一行的？ in the building/retail etc line She’s keen to do something in the fashion line. 她很想在时装行业有所作为。 39 transport 交通 [countableC]TT a company that provides transport for moving goods by sea, air, road etc 运输公司 He runs a transatlantic shipping line. 他经营一家跨大西洋航运公司。 40. drug 毒品 [countableC] informalMDD an amount of an illegal drug in powder form, arranged in a line so it can be breathed in through the nose 〔粉末状毒品在吸食前排成的〕一条，一行 → draw the line at at draw1(16), → draw a line (between something) at draw1(15), → where do you draw the line? at draw1(17), → draw a line under something at draw1(18), → hard line at hard1(21), → hook, line and sinker at hook1(9), → lay something on the line at lay2(18), → picket line, → the poverty line/level at poverty(2), → read between the lines at read1(14)n THESAURUS on the ground/on the surface of something line a long thin mark on a piece of paper, the ground, or another surface The teacher put a red line through the first sentence. If the ball goes over the line, it’s out of play. groove a thin line that has been cut into a surface Deep grooves had been cut into the stone to channel the water. Lyle ran his fingernail along the groove in the table. rut a deep line in the ground which has been made by the wheels of vehicles The deep ruts made by the trucks were full of water. The tractor’s wheels caught a rut in the field and jolted him. crease/wrinkle a line on clothes, material, or paper where it has been folded or crushed on someone’s faceShe was trying to smooth out the creases in her dress. She had wrinkles in her skirt where she had sat. line a line on the skin of someone’s face The deep lines on his forehead showed that he was a worried man. wrinkle a deep line on someone’s face caused by becoming old The manufacturers claim that the cream will reduce wrinkles. Even with a few wrinkles, she still looks great. Examples from the Corpus line• lines of longitude• Mike drew a line along the wall to show where the tiles would come up to.• Maisie had arranged her teddy bears in a line on the bed.• In front of the house there is a line of tall trees.• Start reading at line 12.• The deep lines on his forehead showed that he was a worried man.• the car's smooth elegant lines• a few lines of poetry• Martin opened the letter and read the first few lines - it was bad news.• He followed in his own limousine - then drove the Panhard a few hundred yards to the finishing line.• I'm getting little lines around my eyes.• After 30 years on the stage, I still forget my lines.• a new line of clothes for winter• a railroad line• The second line, to be ready in July, will allow traffic to be rerouted in case of another interruption.• a shipping line• a straight line• A train had broken down further along the line.• The 38th parallel is the line that divides North and South Korea.• And I remember looking back, and at the very end of the line was the calf, following us.• Their tunnel starts in our part of the line.• She, good girl, slid over the bow and into the shallows with the line.• If the ball goes over this line, it's out of play.• Read the first two lines of the poem.• Luckily by then we had enough material - together with a few more worry lines.• Monica got a fine yesterday for parking on a yellow line. straight line• As long as he moved in a straight line at a uniform speed, he felt a wonderful sense of buoyancy.• The beam carried on in a straight line, and hit the point where the bullseye ought to have been.• Neither recovery nor relapse is a straight line.• His wife, arms folded, mouth a straight line.• In the meantime I began to set out a straight line for us to work along.• Try to keep them in a fairly straight line along each joist.• Bobbie favored straight lines over detours, but in her own way she too knew how to adapt.• All objects have a propensity to move in straight lines, upwards or downwards, towards their natural place. county/state line• The abduction of Pam McGill prior to her murder occurred on a county line.• For purposes of consistency and enforcement across state lines, divorce laws need to be substantially federalized by the national village.• As is shown in Figures 15. 1c and 15. 2c, a considerable amount of waste crosses State lines.• When the train reached the New 160 Hampshire-Massachusetts state line, it stopped again.• Invariably, she is richer after meetings at her local track, Oaklawn, just across the state line in Arkansas.• Around 1920, he established a practice just across the state line in Copperhill, Tenn.• Adams wheeled around at the state line and took off at high speed for Oglala, about fifteen miles away. line of• a line of bushes in a straight line• So they must have thought they were still going in a straight line heading for the bullseye.• All objects have a propensity to move in straight lines, upwards or downwards, towards their natural place.• They followed rivers for convenience, then struck out in a straight line, bisecting mountain ranges, cutting watersheds in half.• Photographs showed it to consist of twenty or more radiant pieces in a straight line, embedded inside an extensive bright cloud.• Light always travels in a straight line.• The snow had come down the mountain and now met us on the road, sailing toward us in straight lines.• It's difficult to walk in a straight line with your eyes closed.• They are like crayfish, unable to walk in a straight line.• He blasted it and it went in a straight line from his foot to the top right hand corner.• Because it was attached to the straw and the string, it went in a straight line. deep lines• Her pale yellow hair had long ago gone gray; deep lines ran from her nose to her mouth.• In time they turn into deep lines, wrinkles, frown marks and sagging skin.• The rough pebbles of scar tissue interrupted the deep lines that laughter had once carved into his temples.• Her skin was cleft with deep lines running from the jaw to the high jutting cheekbones. on the line• I shrugged my shoulders and then the hospital came on the line.• The slip knot should be marked with a spot of colour on the line.• He told Sir Bryan to get the Chief Constable on the line immediately and to keep it open in the meantime.• The service was intense and an immediate turn-round was virtually possible at Delph because there were so many on the line.• On the basis of what I told them, they put money on the line.• A lot of people are putting money on the line, hoping what Petruchio says he can do, he will do.• There's a lot of static on the line. railway line• Few railway lines were built for non-economic reasons.• The latter were concentrated quite markedly in Stratford and Forest Gate within easy reach of the main railway line into the city.• It shared them with the rickety railway line which ran parallel to the road.• Steam on the kitchen window cuts off the railway lines, making the tiny kitchen for once a friendly place.• The figure on the tracks was moving forward, stepping across the thrumming railway lines. fine line• There is clearly a fine line between stifling government intervention and encouraging creativity and innovation.• It's a fine line between guilt and shame.• Terror was the key, of course, for there's a fine line between paralysing dread and galvanising fright.• Pressed powder can be used but it will sit on your skin and in fine lines if you overdo it.• Omite dabs at her eyes, which are surrounded by hundreds of fine lines.• Choose from: Dry Skin Cream a rich moisturiser to smooth out fine lines.• It was finished, obviously, and he had to take consolation in the fine line be-tween biology and spirit.• This is indeed treading the fine line between glory and disaster. learn ... lines• George Birkitt got lazy about learning his lines too.• The fact could not be avoided: Michael Banks could no longer learn lines.• Do not learn your lines, as this can make the talk rather stilted unless you are a competent actor.• It's time for the synthetic actors to start learning their lines.• The only way for it to look any different is for Michael to learn the bloody lines.• On another part of the movie lot, Charlie Schlatter was learning his final lines of the drama.• He had little patience with learning lines, a habit which spread to members of his company. line on• What's the candidate's line on abortion? line of argument/reasoning/inquiry etc• Another line of argument emphasizes how women are rendered invisible in these statistics.• Important lines of inquiry, he realized, had not been pursued.• One of the strengths of Cable's work here is that he makes such possible lines of argument and controversy vivid.• The same line of reasoning confirms the sun-disc as a manifestation of a deity.• The same line of reasoning was applicable to the admissibility of evidence relating to previous agreements.• Mr. Jones I do not accept that line of argument from the hon. Gentleman.• This invalidates the line of reasoning just followed.• Again, this line of reasoning is purely speculative. long line• Johann was the latest in a long line of men who had built these walls and kept them in repair.• A long line of soldiers splashed across the river and poured their fire into the silent lodges.• An estimated 40,000 sea turtles are killed each year on commercial long lines...• In the shorter term, cyanide fishing also depletes stocks faster than the traditional use of long lines, or even nets.• On the way out, he admired the long line of brilliant carriages which he had never seen before.• The name Venturous was a break from the long line of traditional names for Cutters as it had never previously been used.• The Confederates, with the smaller army, had the longer line to fill.• In their front, to their rear, and supported on each side, were long lines of blue. front line• The entire front line, with few exceptions, went down in the consuming blast.• Foreign journalists have been turned back and some even detained at numerous checkpoints along the former front lines throughout the country.• They had never left their home, even when the Arab-Jewish front line ran behind the house in 1948.• In any dispute about public spending, you are in the front line.• Nearby was the base camp for the New Zealand Division that was away fighting in the front line.• Warren Goss was among the Federals who were hugging the ground in the front lines.• It would be like having all our soldiers in the front line at the same time.• The police didn't give any ground and on the front line they handed out as much physical punishment as they received. washing line• There was hardly room for a washing line in the back.• Jacket taken: A sheepskin jacket worth £69 was stolen from a washing line in Hewitson Road, Darlington.• Let there be shirts on a washing line.• That is, with a path slap down the middle, a flanking washing line and four narrow borders around the edge.• They resembled washing lines, although instead of clothes, several dozen peculiar wooden and metal contraptions were pegged out.• The groups of houses and their washing lines. the male/female line• Aberration, if it occurred, was not recorded, and the female line took second place.• A second method of proclaiming cadency down the male line of the whole blood is to display single marks of difference.• Egg colour itself is inherited down the female line, so that females stay with the bird by whom they were fostered.• Incidentally, this means that we can use mitochondria to trace our ancestry, strictly down the female line.• The family was one of the most prolific in the parish, but in the end the male line withered.• X genes are not the only genes inherited through the female line. line of work/business• Henson had to leave real-estate, which had been his line of business since 1969.• In his line of business you don't get to be forty unless you have something on the ball.• I meet some interesting people in my line of work.• It should be anticipated that eventually the best qualified and experienced public service professionals will opt for some other line of work.• About half way up the ridge a small line of works had been thrown up.• But I needed cash quickly to set up in that line of business.• His wife, a former social worker, gave up that line of work when she concluded it was hopeless.• I didn't go into this line of work to take the easy option every time things get rough.• Some, unfortunately, have simply chosen the wrong line of work.• But maybe Behring is just in the wrong line of work. Clothes & fashion line2 ●●○ verb [transitiveT] 1 DCto sew a piece of material onto the inside or back of another piece to make it stronger or warmer 给…加衬里 Are those curtains lined? 那些窗帘加衬里了吗？ line something with something a leather coat lined with silk 一件有丝绸衬里的皮夹克 2 COVERto form a layer over the inner surface of something 铺，垫〔某物内部〕 The birds use small leaves for lining their nests. 鸟儿用小叶子来铺垫鸟巢。 line something with something The cage should be lined with straw. 笼子里应该铺上稻草。 3 LINEto form rows along the sides of something 沿…排列成行 Crowds lined the route to the palace. 人群夹道站在通往王宫的路上。 be lined with something The street was lined with small shops. 这街道两旁小商铺鳞次栉比。 a tree-lined avenue 林荫道 4. line your own pockets RICHto make yourself richer, especially by doing something dishonest – used to show disapproval 中饱私囊〔含贬义〕 5 line up phrasal verbphr v a) ARRANGE A GROUP OF THINGS OR PEOPLEif people line up, or if you line them up, they stand in a row or line, or you make them do this (使)排成行 Line up, everybody! 大家排好队！ line somebody ↔ up He lined us all up in the corridor. 他让我们全体在走廊里排好队。 b) line something ↔ up to arrange things in a row 排好某物 I lined the bottles up on the sideboard. 我把瓶子放在餐具柜上排好。 c) line something ↔ up to move one thing so that it is in the correct position in relation to something else 把某物对齐 line something ↔ up with The windows should be lined up with the door frame. 窗户应该与门框对齐。 d) ARRANGE A MEETING, EVENT ETC line somebody/something ↔ up to arrange for something to happen or for someone to be available for an event 安排某人/某事 → line-up We’ve lined up some excellent speakers for tonight. 我们为今天晚上安排了几位非常出色的演讲者。 He’s already got a new job lined up. 他已经安排好一份新的工作。 Examples from the Corpus line up• They lined the prisoners up and shot them.• The guard ordered us to line up by the wall.• The horses were being lined up for the start of the race.• He lined the dolls up from tallest to shortest.• He lined up the plates on the table in front of them.• Christopher and the other children lined up to receive their awards. line with• He drew his parang, lining Kaptan up with his clenched left fist for the blade blow with the right.• It must line its stripes up with the lines of the bark if it is to be camouflaged.• This tactic had the added advantage of lining us up with the village where the jeep would be waiting. got ... lined up• Look what we've got lined up.• Somehow Price had found their place, and Corporal Petrossian with his mania for detail had got the platoon lined up correctly. Examples from the Corpus line• Use wax paper to line the baking pan.• Harbin lined the ball into right field.• Bags of manure line the shelves.• Fans lined the street just to get a glimpse of the band.• Hundreds of people lined the streets to see the football team go by.• Its boasts about fanatical recruits lining up for paradise through the martyrdom of suicide-bombing may be bluster.• In addition, the Hurricanes also lined up several weeks back and rather easily handled then-No. 2 Virginia Tech.• The route taken by the Queen was lined with crowds of people waving flags.• These are no longer there either, but the edges of the field were lined with horse boxes, vans and trailers.• The coffin's interior had apparently been lined with thick felt. line something with something• The jacket is lined with fur.• We lined the box with newspaper. be lined with something• It was lined with baize, on which reposed row upon row of miniatures.• The lobby and stairwell are lined with banners, athletic trophies and school bulletins.• The boots are lined with Cambrelle throughout which effectively wicks away any excessive perspiration.• The streets are lined with celebrants.• This hallway was lined with pink-tinted mirrors.• Its verandah was lined with potted shrubs, and connected to the bank by a gangway.• The corridor was lined with windows overlooking a central quadrangle. From Longman Business Dictionary lineline /laɪn/ noun [countableC] 1 (also product line)MARKETING a type of product that a company makes or sells, often with several different sizes, models etcSYN RANGE It continues to get about two-thirds of its revenue from this one product, despite repeated efforts to diversify its product line (=develop new products). Hasbro, the maker of the G.I. Joe line of dolls 2MANUFACTURING a team of people who work together, each doing a different job but working to achieve the same thing 3COMMERCEsomeone’s line of work, business etc is the work that they do A corporation may get into a certain line of business as a short-term objective to generate cash-flow. 4TRANSPORTTRAVELa company providing a system for moving goods or people by sea, air, road etc a cartel that shut out rival shipping lines 5a telephone connection, or a telephone number you can call if you have a particular kind of question or problem Our lines are open 7 days a week. If you want advice, you can call our Action Line. → see also landline6hold the line if you ask someone you are speaking to on the telephone to hold the line, you are asking them politely to wait for a short time If you will please hold the line a moment I will see if Mr Wyatt is available. 7on the line if someone is on the line, they have called you on the telephone Can’t it wait? I’ve got a client on the line. 8on the line if your job, home etc is on the line, you risk losing it They have put their homes on the line to do this deal. If they fail, their reputations are on the line. 9in line with if something changes in line with something else, it changes at the same rate The value of these stocks is uprated each year in line with changes in the retail price index. 10in line for likely to get something If he delivers the goods, he should be in line for a job on the committee. 11on/off lineCOMPUTING if you are on line, your computer is connected to other computers or the Internet. If a computer is off line, it is not connected to other computers or the Internet You can book tickets on line (=on the Internet). 12come on line if a system, arrangement or new product comes on line, it becomes available New oil production wells are coming on line. 13sign on the dotted line to agree officially to something by writing your name on a document Demand that the repairs are done before you sign on the dotted line. 14in the firing line/in the line of fire in a position where you can be criticized or blamed for something When things go wrong, company directors are the ones in the firing line. (1200-1300) Partly from Old French ligne, from Latin linea, from linum “flax”; partly from Old English line line2 (1300-1400) line “flax”, from Old English lin; → LINEN →20-29 →30-40 →n THESAURUS1line2 verb |
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