1long thin mark on the surface of sth線條ADJECTIVE | VERB + LINE | LINE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤long長線▸➤short短線▸➤thick粗線▸➤fine, thin細線➤faint模糊的線◇a faint white line模糊的白線➤direct, straight直線▸➤curved, jagged, wavy, zigzag曲線;鋸齒狀線;波浪線;曲折線▸➤diagonal, horizontal, parallel, perpendicular, vertical對角線;水平線;平行線;垂線;垂直線▸➤continuous, solid, unbroken實線▸➤broken, dashed, dotted虛線◇Sign on the dotted line.在虛線處簽字。➤finish, finishing, starting (allsport體育) 終點線;起點線➤free-throw, goal (bothsport體育) 罰球線;球門線◇The ball bounced off the crossbar and fell behind the goal line.球從球門橫梁上彈出,落在球門線後。➤contour(地圖上的)等高線➤boundary, state (NAmE) 邊界線;州界線◇the boundary line between two countries兩國之間的邊界線◇His family lived across the state line in West Virginia.他的家人住在州界線那邊的西弗吉尼亞州境內。➤centre/center中心線◇She crossed the centre / center line and hit an oncoming truck.她越過中心線,撞上了一輛迎面而來的卡車。VERB + LINE➤draw, mark畫線;標出線LINE + VERB➤run線延伸▸➤divide sth, separate sth線劃分⋯;線分開⋯➤connect sth線連接⋯◇The pencil line connects one box to another.鉛筆線把一個方框與另一個方框連起來。➤correspond to sth, denote sth, depict sth, indicate sth, mark sth, represent sth, show sth線對應⋯;線指示⋯;線描繪⋯;線指明⋯;線標出⋯;線代表⋯;線表示⋯◇Horizontal lines indicate the time spent executing the program.水平線表示執行程序所花時間。PREPOSITION➤in a line成一條線◇Walk in a straight line.走直線。PHRASES➤a line of latitude, a line of longitude緯線;經線line
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2row of people, things, words on a page, etc.列ADJECTIVE | VERB + LINE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤long, short長隊列;短隊列▸➤new新排的隊列▸➤continuous連續的隊列VERB + LINE➤form排成行PREPOSITION➤in a/the line成隊列◇The soldiers stood in a line.士兵站成一排。➤on a/the line以一行◇Start each paragraph on a new line.每一段另起一行。line
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3 (NAmE) people, etc. waiting to do sth排隊➡ see also queueADJECTIVE | VERB + LINE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤long, short長長的/很短的等候隊伍➤checkout, lunch等候付款的/等候午餐的隊伍◇supermarket checkout lines超市付款處等候的隊列◇The lunch line was long as usual.午餐那裏照常排着長隊。VERB + LINE➤form排隊PREPOSITION➤in line在隊列裏◇You'll have to wait in line like everybody else.你必須和所有其他人一樣排隊等候。line
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4telephone, electricity, gas, etc.電話;電;燃氣ADJECTIVE | VERB + LINE | LINE + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤direct, trunk直達線路;幹線▸➤power, transmission, utility (NAmE) 電力線;傳輸線;公共事業管線➤sewer (NAmE) 污水管線➤fuel, gas (both NAmE) 燃料/輸氣管線◇There were two fuel lines coming into the engine.有兩條燃料線路接入發動機。➤phone, telephone電話線路➤DSL數字用戶線路➤fax傳真線路▸➤outside, party, private外線;合用線;專用線◇What do I dial for an outside line?應該怎麼撥外線?VERB + LINE➤hold不掛電話◇Hold the line (= Don't put the receiver down), please.請別掛電話。LINE + VERB➤be busy, be engaged (BrE) 線路忙;電話佔線▸➤be dead, go dead線路不通/掛斷PREPOSITION➤down the line在電話的另一端◇He kept shouting down the line at me.他一直在電話的另一端衝我大喊大叫。➤on the line在打電話◇It's your mother on the line (= on the telephone).是你母親打的電話。➤on line (usually online)(= connected to a computer system)在線line
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5transport/transportation交通線路ADJECTIVE | VERB + LINE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤rail, railway, train鐵路線➤subway, underground (especially BrE) 地鐵線路▸➤main鐵路主幹線▸➤branch, commuter, trunk鐵路支線;通勤鐵路線;主幹線路◇The branch line is threatened with closure.這條鐵路支線面臨關停。VERB + LINE➤take乘某條線路◇Take the green line and change at the first stop.乘綠色線路,在第一站換車。PREPOSITION➤on a/the line在某線上◇We live on the Northern Line. (BrE) 我們住在北線上。PHRASES➤the end of the line線路的終點line
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6(usually lines) words spoken by an actor in a play台詞VERB + LINES➤learn, practise/practice學習/練習台詞➤recite, say背台詞;說台詞▸➤forget忘記台詞▸➤flub, fluff, mess up (especially NAmE) 說錯台詞;弄錯台詞➤miss漏掉台詞line
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7on the skin皺紋ADJECTIVE | VERB + LINE | LINE + VERBADJECTIVE➤worry愁紋▸➤deep深深的皺紋◇Deep lines ran from her nose to her mouth.從她的鼻子到嘴巴都是深深的皺紋。➤faint淡淡的皺紋◇I saw the faint lines of concern etched into his brow.我看見他的額頭上已經出現了淡淡的愁紋。VERB + LINE➤have有皺紋◇He has lines on his forehead.他額頭上有皺紋。LINE + VERB➤run皺紋延伸➤appear皺紋出現◇Deep worry lines had appeared on her forehead.深深的愁紋已經爬上了她的額頭。line
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8way of doing or thinking about sth行動或思想路線ADJECTIVE | VERB + LINE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤broad總方針◇The broad lines of company policy are already laid down.公司政策的總方針已經制訂。➤firm, hard, strong, tough堅定不移的方針;強硬的路線▸➤official, party, political官方路線;黨的方針;政治路線VERB + LINE➤adopt, follow, pursue, take採取方針;遵循路線➤fall into符合路線◇The actions of investors do not always fall into line with financial theory.投資者的行動並不總是符合金融理論。➤bring sb/sth into使⋯保持一致◇The other members of the board must be brought into line.必須使董事會的其他成員保持一致。PREPOSITION➤in line with (= in agreement with) , out of line with (= not in agreement with)與⋯一致;與⋯不一致◇out of line with party policies與黨的政策不一致➤line on關於⋯的方針◇the official line on food safety政府關於食品安全的方針PHRASES➤a line of argument, a line of reasoning辯論/推理方法◇There's a problem with this line of reasoning.這一推理方法有個問題。➤a line of attack進攻路線◇Our approach involves two main lines of attack.我們採取的方法包括兩條主要進攻路線。➤a line of enquiry/inquiry, a line of investigation, a line of questioning調查方法;提問的方法▸➤a line of thought思路◇This line of thought perturbs me.這種思路令我深感不安。➤a line of evidence (especially NAmE) 證據線索◇multiple lines of evidence all leading to the same conclusion引向同一結論的多條證據線索line
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9place where an army is fighting戰線ADJECTIVE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤battle, defensive, firing, front, offensive (NAmE) 戰線;防線;射擊線;前線;攻擊線◇The middle managers were in the firing line of job cuts. (figurative) 中層經理處在崗位裁減的最前線。PHRASES➤behind enemy lines在敵軍後方▸➤in the front line, on the front line在前線➤line of defence/defense防禦線◇We know that intelligence is our first line of defence / defense against terrorism.我們知道情報是我們的第一道反恐防線。