line 的英语意思
lineline1 /laɪn/ noun 
查看全部语言翻译1on paper/on the ground [countable] a long thin mark on a piece of paper, the ground, or another surface纸上、地面或其他表面上的细长标记: 
Draw a straight line across the top of the page.在页面顶端画一条直线。 Sign your name on the dotted line (=line made up of a series of dots).在虚线处（=由一系列点组成的线）签名。 The edges of the pitch are marked by white lines.球场边界用白线标出。 The goalkeeper just managed to stop the ball going over the line.门将勉强阻止了球越过球门线。 He raced towards the finishing line.他冲向终点线。2between two areas [countable] an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth, for example showing where one country or area of land stops and another begins地球表面上的假想线，例如表示一个国家或地区结束、另一个开始的界线county/state line American English He was born in a small town just across the state line.他出生在州界另一侧的一个小镇。line of latitude/longitude They were still travelling along the same line of longitude.他们仍沿着同一条经线行进。► see thesaurus at border → International Date Line3of people/things [countable] a)a row of people or things next to each other并排的一排人或物line of There was a line of fir trees on either side of the road.道路两旁各有一排杉树。 The four men were standing in a line on the other side of the table.四个男人在桌子另一侧一字排开站着。 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（=不成一排）。 b) especially American English a row of people, cars etc that are waiting one behind the other人、车辆等依次排成的等候队列 SYN queue British English: 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长长的队伍。line of I joined the line of vehicles waiting to get into the car park.我加入了等待进入停车场的车队。stand/wait in line Customers stood in line for 20 minutes at the cash register.顾客在收银台排队等候了20分钟。 He tried to cut in line (=go in front of other people who are waiting).他试图插队（=排到其他等候者前面）。 The woman next in line began to mutter to herself.队伍中下一位等候的女士开始自言自语地嘟囔。4direction [countable] the direction or imaginary line along which something travels between two places某物在两地之间移动的方向或假想线: 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（=我望向的方向）。line of fire/attack/movement etc (=the direction in which someone shoots, attacks, moves etc)（=某人射击、攻击、移动等的方向） I was directly in the animal’s line of attack.我正好处于那只动物的攻击路线上。 They knew they needed to block their enemy’s supply lines (=the direction used for carrying supplies of food etc).他们知道需要切断敌人的补给线（=运送食物等补给品的通道）。5on your face [countable] a line on the skin of someone’s face某人脸部皮肤上的皱纹: She frowned, and deep lines appeared between her eyebrows.她皱起眉头，眉间出现了深深的皱纹。 There were fine lines around her eyes.她眼角有细小的皱纹。 No one can avoid lines and wrinkles as they get older.随着年龄增长，没有人能避免出现纹路和皱纹。6phone [countable] a telephone wire or connection电话线或电话连接: I’m sorry, the line is busy (=someone is already using it).对不起，线路正在通话中（=已有人在使用）。 There seems to be a fault on the line.线路似乎出现了故障。 There was a click, then the line went dead (=suddenly stopped working completely).有一声咔哒声，然后电话线突然断了（=突然完全停止工作）。 Henry is on the line (=on the phone) from New York.Henry 正在从纽约打来电话（=正在通话中）。 I got on the line to (=phoned) the hospital as soon as I heard about the accident.我一听说事故就马上给医院打了电话（=致电医院）。 I wished he would just get off the line.我真希望他快点挂掉电话。 I’m sorry, it’s a bad line and I can’t hear you.对不起，线路很差，我听不清你说的。 Hold the line (=wait on the phone), please, and I’ll put you through to our sales department.请稍候（=等在电话旁），我将为您转接销售部门。 Do you have a separate line for your modem?您有单独的调制解调器线路吗？7for trains [countable] a track that a train travels along火车行驶的轨道；线路: We were delayed because of a problem further along the line.由于前方线路出现问题，我们被延误了。 When you get to central London, take the Victoria Line to Finsbury Park.到达伦敦市中心后，乘坐维多利亚线前往芬斯伯里公园。railway line British English, railroad line American English The trail follows a disused railroad line along the edge of the valley.小径沿着山谷边缘的一条废弃铁路线延伸。8between two types of thing [countable 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某种事物可以被视为另一种事物、或转变为特定事物的临界点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.奢侈品与必需品之间的界限在不断变化。 Sometimes he found it hard to draw the line between work and pleasure.他有时发现很难区分工作与娱乐的界限。 Her remarks did not quite cross the line into rudeness.她的言辞尚未越过粗鲁的界限。 Large numbers of families are living on or near the poverty line (=the point at which people are considered to be very poor).大量家庭生活在贫困线（=被认定为极度贫困的临界点）上或其附近。9shape/edge [countable usually plural] the outer shape of something long or tall细长或高挑事物的外部轮廓: She was wearing a loose dress which softened the lines of her body.她穿着一件宽松的连衣裙，柔化了身体的线条。 a modern building with clean, elegant lines.一座线条简洁、优雅的现代建筑。10words [countable] a)a line of written words, for example in a poem or a document书写文字中的一行，例如诗歌或文件中的一行: He quoted a few lines from Shakespeare.他引用了莎士比亚的几行诗句。 Scroll down to line 29.向下滚动至第29行。 b)a remark一句话；说辞: He liked to introduce himself with a witty opening line.他喜欢用一句机智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).这是他最喜欢的搭讪话之一（=用来打动你想吸引的对象的话）。 c)[usually plural] words that someone has to learn and say as part of a play or performance某人在戏剧或演出中需要背诵并说出的台词: Paul often messed up his lines.Paul 经常说错台词。 It always took me ages to learn my lines.我背台词总是要花很长时间。11opinion/attitude [singular] an opinion or attitude, especially one that someone states publicly and that influences their actions一种观点或态度，尤指某人公开表明且影响其行为的立场line on I can’t agree with the government’s line on immigration.我无法赞同政府在移民问题上的立场。 Journalists are often too willing to accept the official line (=the opinion that a government states officially).记者往往过于乐意接受官方立场（=政府正式表明的观点）。 He found it hard to accept the party line (=the official opinion of a political party) on every issue.他发现很难在每个问题上都接受党的路线（=政党的官方立场）。take a tough/firm/hard line on something The school takes a very tough line on drugs.这所学校对毒品问题采取非常强硬的立场。 → toe the line at toe212way of doing something [countable] a particular way of doing something or of thinking about something做某事或思考某事的特定方式line of argument/reasoning/inquiry etc It seemed useless to pursue this line of questioning.继续这种询问方式似乎毫无意义。 Opposition parties soon realized they would have to try a different line of attack.反对党很快意识到他们必须尝试不同的攻击策略。 The police are following several different lines of enquiry.警方正在追查几条不同的调查线索。 We were both thinking along the same lines (=in the same way).我们俩的想法不谋而合（=方式相同）。 In South Africa, the press developed along very different lines (=in a very different way).在南非，新闻业沿着截然不同的方向发展（=以非常不同的方式）。 More groups will now be set up on these lines (=this way).将会有更多团体按照这种方式（=这种方法）成立。 The company’s rapid success means it’s definitely on the right lines (=doing something the right way).公司的快速成功说明它肯定走在正确的轨道上（=做法正确）。13series of events [countable usually singular] a series of events that follow each other接连发生的一系列事件line of This is the latest in a long line of political scandals.这是一连串政治丑闻中最新的一起。14in a war [countable] the edge of an area that is controlled by an army, where soldiers stay and try to prevent their enemy from moving forward军队控制区域的边缘，士兵驻守于此，努力阻止敌人前进；防线: 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被派往前线作战的年轻士兵 One regiment was trapped behind enemy lines.一个团被困在敌后。 Reinforcements were available just behind the lines.增援部队就在阵线后方待命。15in a company/organization [countable] a series of levels of authority within an organization组织内部的一系列权力层级；指挥序列: Decisions are taken by senior officers and fed down through the line of command to the ordinary soldiers.决定由高级军官做出，通过指挥链层层传达至普通士兵。 There should be more direct discussion between managers and workers lower down the line.管理层与职级较低的员工之间应该有更多直接沟通。 → line manager16of rope/wire [countable] a piece of strong string, rope, or wire used for a particular purpose用于特定用途的坚韧绳子、绳索或金属丝: She hung the clothes out on the washing line (=line for hanging wet clothes on to dry).她把衣服晾在晾衣绳（=用于晾晒湿衣物的绳子）上。 The fishing line (=line for catching fish) snapped and the fish got away.鱼线（=用于钓鱼的线）断了，鱼跑掉了。17product [countable] a type of goods for sale in a shop商店中出售的某种商品类别；产品线: The company has just launched a new line of small, low-priced computers.该公司刚刚推出了一系列小型低价计算机。18along these/those lines (also along the lines of something) similar to something else与其他事物相似；类似于此: We usually start with general questions along the lines of, ‘How do you feel?’我们通常从类似"你感觉怎么样？"这样的一般性问题开始。 They’re trying to organize a trip to the beach or something along those lines.他们正在尝试组织一次海滩之旅或类似的活动。19along 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如果人们按宗教、党派等界线分裂，则是按照各自所属的宗教、政党或其他群体进行划分: The committee was split along party lines.委员会按党派立场分裂。 The community remains divided along religious lines.该社区依然因宗教派别而分裂。20on line a)using a computer to get information or to communicate with people利用计算机获取信息或与他人通讯；在线: You can book tickets on line.你可以在线订票。 Most of our sales staff now work on line.我们大多数销售人员现在在线办公。 → online b)working properly as planned按计划正常运行: a new nuclear reactor which should be on line by 2005一座应在2005年前投入运行的新核反应堆 If there is a power failure, the emergency generators should come on line within 15 minutes.如果发生停电，应急发电机应在15分钟内投入运行。21drop somebody a line informal非正式 to write a short letter or email to someone给某人写一封短信或电子邮件: Drop me a line and let me know how you’re getting on.给我写几行，让我知道你近况如何。22don’t give me that line spoken口语 used to say that you do not believe someone’s excuse用于表示不相信某人的借口: I know for a fact you weren’t sick yesterday, so don’t give me that line.我确实知道你昨天没有生病，所以别跟我说那套借口。23fall into line/bring somebody into line informal非正式 to start to do what someone else wants you to do, or to make someone do this开始按照别人的意愿行事，或使某人如此: Now that France and Germany have signed up, other countries will soon fall into line.既然法国和德国已经签署，其他国家很快也会跟进。 The few party rebels were soon brought into line.少数党内叛逆者很快被迫就范。24in line with something if something changes in line with something else, it changes in the same way and at the same rate as it如果某事物与另一事物保持同步变化，即以相同方式和相同幅度发生变化: Pensions will be increased in line with inflation.养老金将随通货膨胀同步增加。25bring something into line with something to change a system so that it works according to a particular set of rules, laws etc改变一个系统，使其按照特定的规则、法律等运作: UK immigration procedures will have to be changed to bring them into line with the latest European ruling.英国移民程序将须作出修改，以符合最新的欧洲裁决。26be out of line informal非正式 a)to say or do something that is not acceptable in a particular situation在特定情况下说或做不被接受的事: You just keep quiet! You’re way out of line.你给我闭嘴！你实在太过分了。 b)to not obey someone, or to do something that you should not do不服从某人，或做不应该做的事get/step out of line Anybody who steps out of line will be in deep trouble.任何越轨的人都将惹上大麻烦。27be in line for something/be in line to do something to be very likely to get or be given something极有可能获得或被给予某物: I should be in line for promotion soon.我应该很快就会晋升了。first/second/next etc in line for He must be first in line for the editor’s job.他一定是编辑职位的头号候选人。28be first/second/next etc in line to the throne to be the person who has a right to become a future king or queen有权成为未来国王或女王的人: As the eldest son, he was next in line to the throne.作为长子，他是王位的第一顺位继承人。29be 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如果重要的事物处于危险中，就存在可能失去它或有不好的事情发生的风险: From now on, all our jobs are on the line.从现在起，我们所有人的工作都岌岌可危。 She knew that her whole future was on the line.她知道自己的整个未来都岌岌可危。put yourself/your neck on the line (for somebody) (=risk something bad happening to you)（=冒着自己遭受不幸的风险） I’ve already put myself on the line for you once, and I’m not going to do it again.我已经为你冒过一次险了，我不会再这样做了。30be in somebody’s line informal非正式 to be the type of thing that someone is interested in or good at是某人感兴趣或擅长的那类事物: Acting’s not really in my line, I’m afraid.恐怕演戏不太是我擅长的领域。31get a line on somebody/something especially American English informal非正式 to get information about someone or something获得有关某人或某事的信息: We need to get some kind of a line on these guys.我们需要弄到这些家伙的一些信息。32somewhere along the line informal非正式 at some time during an activity or period of time在某一活动或一段时期中的某个时候: Somewhere along the line, Errol seemed to have lost interest in her.在某个时候，Errol 似乎对她失去了兴趣。33down the line informal非正式 later, after an activity or situation has been continuing for a period of time稍后，在某项活动或情况持续了一段时间之后: There may be more costs further down the line.往后可能还会有更多费用。 Now, three years down the line, we’re beginning to see the problems with the treatment.如今，三年过后，我们开始看到这种治疗方法存在的问题。34in the line of duty happening or done as part of your job作为工作的一部分而发生或进行的: firefighters dying in the line of duty在执行职务中牺牲的消防员35be in the firing line/in the line of fire a)to be one of the people who could be criticized or blamed for something成为可能因某事受到批评或指责的人之一: 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，他注定会成为众矢之的。 b)to be in a place where a bullet etc might hit you处于可能被子弹等击中的地方: A couple of civilians were caught in the firing line.几名平民被卷入了射击范围。36punishment lines [plural] British English a punishment given to school children that consists of writing the same thing a lot of times给学生的一种惩罚，要求多次重复抄写同一内容: He got 50 lines for being cheeky to a teacher.他因为对老师无礼而被罚抄了50行。37family [singular] your family, considered as the people you are related to who lived before you and the people who will live after you你的家族，包括在你之前生活过的血亲和将在你之后生活的血亲: She comes from a long line of actors.她出身演员世家，家族代代相传。 It looks as if Joe might be the last of the line (=the last in his family).看来Joe可能是这个家族的最后一人（=家族中的最后一个）。the male/female line This particular gene is passed down through the male line.这个特定的基因通过男性血统传递。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)（=将重要职位或财产由父母传给子女、再由子女传给孙辈等的制度） Henry the Eighth wanted a male heir to ensure the Tudor line of succession.亨利八世希望有一个男性继承人，以确保都铎王朝的王位传承。38job [countable usually singular] the type of work someone does某人从事的工作类型line of work/business What line of business is he in?他从事什么行业？in the building/retail etc line She’s keen to do something in the fashion line.她热衷于在时装领域有所作为。39transport [countable] a company that provides transport for moving goods by sea, air, road etc提供海运、空运、陆运等货物运输服务的公司: He runs a transatlantic shipping line.他经营一家跨大西洋的航运公司。40drug [countable] informal非正式 an amount of an illegal drug in powder form, arranged in a line so it can be breathed in through the nose粉末状非法毒品的一份，排成一条线以便经鼻吸入 → 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)THESAURUS同义词辨析on the ground/on the surface of something在地面上／在某物表面上line a long thin mark on a piece of paper, the ground, or another surface纸上、地面或其他表面上的细长标记: · The teacher put a red line through the first sentence.· 老师在第一句话上划了一条红线。· If the ball goes over the line, it’s out of play.· 如果球越过界线，就出界了。groove a thin line that has been cut into a surface刻入表面的细槽；凹槽: · Deep grooves had been cut into the stone to channel the water.· 石头上凿有深槽，用于引水。· Lyle ran his fingernail along the groove in the table.· Lyle 用指甲沿着桌子上的凹槽划了一下。rut a deep line in the ground which has been made by the wheels of vehicles车轮在地面留下的深痕；车辙: · The deep ruts made by the trucks were full of water.· 卡车留下的深深车辙里满是积水。· The tractor’s wheels caught a rut in the field and jolted him.· 拖拉机的车轮陷入田地里的一个车辙，把他颠得一跳。crease/wrinkle a line on clothes, material, or paper where it has been folded or crushed衣物、布料或纸张因折叠或压皱而留下的折痕；褶皱: · She was trying to smooth out the creases in her dress.· 她正试图抚平裙子上的褶皱。· She had wrinkles in her skirt where she had sat.· 她坐过之后，裙子上留下了皱纹。on someone’s face某人脸上line a line on the skin of someone’s face某人脸部皮肤上的线纹: · The deep lines on his forehead showed that he was a worried man.· 他额头上深深的皱纹表明他是个忧心忡忡的人。wrinkle a deep line on someone’s face caused by becoming old因衰老而在脸上出现的深皱纹: · The manufacturers claim that the cream will reduce wrinkles.· 制造商声称该面霜可以减少皱纹。· Even with a few wrinkles, she still looks great.· 就算有几条皱纹，她看起来还是很棒。
查看全部语言翻译1on paper/on the ground [countable] a long thin mark on a piece of paper, the ground, or another surface纸上、地面或其他表面上的细长标记: Draw a straight line across the top of the page.在页面顶端画一条直线。 Sign your name on the dotted line (=line made up of a series of dots).在虚线处（=由一系列点组成的线）签名。 The edges of the pitch are marked by white lines.球场边界用白线标出。 The goalkeeper just managed to stop the ball going over the line.门将勉强阻止了球越过球门线。 He raced towards the finishing line.他冲向终点线。2between two areas [countable] an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth, for example showing where one country or area of land stops and another begins地球表面上的假想线，例如表示一个国家或地区结束、另一个开始的界线county/state line American English He was born in a small town just across the state line.他出生在州界另一侧的一个小镇。line of latitude/longitude They were still travelling along the same line of longitude.他们仍沿着同一条经线行进。► see thesaurus at border → International Date Line3of people/things [countable] a)a row of people or things next to each other并排的一排人或物line of There was a line of fir trees on either side of the road.道路两旁各有一排杉树。 The four men were standing in a line on the other side of the table.四个男人在桌子另一侧一字排开站着。 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（=不成一排）。 b) especially American English a row of people, cars etc that are waiting one behind the other人、车辆等依次排成的等候队列 SYN queue British English: 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长长的队伍。line of I joined the line of vehicles waiting to get into the car park.我加入了等待进入停车场的车队。stand/wait in line Customers stood in line for 20 minutes at the cash register.顾客在收银台排队等候了20分钟。 He tried to cut in line (=go in front of other people who are waiting).他试图插队（=排到其他等候者前面）。 The woman next in line began to mutter to herself.队伍中下一位等候的女士开始自言自语地嘟囔。4direction [countable] the direction or imaginary line along which something travels between two places某物在两地之间移动的方向或假想线: 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（=我望向的方向）。line of fire/attack/movement etc (=the direction in which someone shoots, attacks, moves etc)（=某人射击、攻击、移动等的方向） I was directly in the animal’s line of attack.我正好处于那只动物的攻击路线上。 They knew they needed to block their enemy’s supply lines (=the direction used for carrying supplies of food etc).他们知道需要切断敌人的补给线（=运送食物等补给品的通道）。5on your face [countable] a line on the skin of someone’s face某人脸部皮肤上的皱纹: She frowned, and deep lines appeared between her eyebrows.她皱起眉头，眉间出现了深深的皱纹。 There were fine lines around her eyes.她眼角有细小的皱纹。 No one can avoid lines and wrinkles as they get older.随着年龄增长，没有人能避免出现纹路和皱纹。6phone [countable] a telephone wire or connection电话线或电话连接: I’m sorry, the line is busy (=someone is already using it).对不起，线路正在通话中（=已有人在使用）。 There seems to be a fault on the line.线路似乎出现了故障。 There was a click, then the line went dead (=suddenly stopped working completely).有一声咔哒声，然后电话线突然断了（=突然完全停止工作）。 Henry is on the line (=on the phone) from New York.Henry 正在从纽约打来电话（=正在通话中）。 I got on the line to (=phoned) the hospital as soon as I heard about the accident.我一听说事故就马上给医院打了电话（=致电医院）。 I wished he would just get off the line.我真希望他快点挂掉电话。 I’m sorry, it’s a bad line and I can’t hear you.对不起，线路很差，我听不清你说的。 Hold the line (=wait on the phone), please, and I’ll put you through to our sales department.请稍候（=等在电话旁），我将为您转接销售部门。 Do you have a separate line for your modem?您有单独的调制解调器线路吗？7for trains [countable] a track that a train travels along火车行驶的轨道；线路: We were delayed because of a problem further along the line.由于前方线路出现问题，我们被延误了。 When you get to central London, take the Victoria Line to Finsbury Park.到达伦敦市中心后，乘坐维多利亚线前往芬斯伯里公园。railway line British English, railroad line American English The trail follows a disused railroad line along the edge of the valley.小径沿着山谷边缘的一条废弃铁路线延伸。8between two types of thing [countable 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某种事物可以被视为另一种事物、或转变为特定事物的临界点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.奢侈品与必需品之间的界限在不断变化。 Sometimes he found it hard to draw the line between work and pleasure.他有时发现很难区分工作与娱乐的界限。 Her remarks did not quite cross the line into rudeness.她的言辞尚未越过粗鲁的界限。 Large numbers of families are living on or near the poverty line (=the point at which people are considered to be very poor).大量家庭生活在贫困线（=被认定为极度贫困的临界点）上或其附近。9shape/edge [countable usually plural] the outer shape of something long or tall细长或高挑事物的外部轮廓: She was wearing a loose dress which softened the lines of her body.她穿着一件宽松的连衣裙，柔化了身体的线条。 a modern building with clean, elegant lines.一座线条简洁、优雅的现代建筑。10words [countable] a)a line of written words, for example in a poem or a document书写文字中的一行，例如诗歌或文件中的一行: He quoted a few lines from Shakespeare.他引用了莎士比亚的几行诗句。 Scroll down to line 29.向下滚动至第29行。 b)a remark一句话；说辞: He liked to introduce himself with a witty opening line.他喜欢用一句机智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).这是他最喜欢的搭讪话之一（=用来打动你想吸引的对象的话）。 c)[usually plural] words that someone has to learn and say as part of a play or performance某人在戏剧或演出中需要背诵并说出的台词: Paul often messed up his lines.Paul 经常说错台词。 It always took me ages to learn my lines.我背台词总是要花很长时间。11opinion/attitude [singular] an opinion or attitude, especially one that someone states publicly and that influences their actions一种观点或态度，尤指某人公开表明且影响其行为的立场line on I can’t agree with the government’s line on immigration.我无法赞同政府在移民问题上的立场。 Journalists are often too willing to accept the official line (=the opinion that a government states officially).记者往往过于乐意接受官方立场（=政府正式表明的观点）。 He found it hard to accept the party line (=the official opinion of a political party) on every issue.他发现很难在每个问题上都接受党的路线（=政党的官方立场）。take a tough/firm/hard line on something The school takes a very tough line on drugs.这所学校对毒品问题采取非常强硬的立场。 → toe the line at toe212way of doing something [countable] a particular way of doing something or of thinking about something做某事或思考某事的特定方式line of argument/reasoning/inquiry etc It seemed useless to pursue this line of questioning.继续这种询问方式似乎毫无意义。 Opposition parties soon realized they would have to try a different line of attack.反对党很快意识到他们必须尝试不同的攻击策略。 The police are following several different lines of enquiry.警方正在追查几条不同的调查线索。 We were both thinking along the same lines (=in the same way).我们俩的想法不谋而合（=方式相同）。 In South Africa, the press developed along very different lines (=in a very different way).在南非，新闻业沿着截然不同的方向发展（=以非常不同的方式）。 More groups will now be set up on these lines (=this way).将会有更多团体按照这种方式（=这种方法）成立。 The company’s rapid success means it’s definitely on the right lines (=doing something the right way).公司的快速成功说明它肯定走在正确的轨道上（=做法正确）。13series of events [countable usually singular] a series of events that follow each other接连发生的一系列事件line of This is the latest in a long line of political scandals.这是一连串政治丑闻中最新的一起。14in a war [countable] the edge of an area that is controlled by an army, where soldiers stay and try to prevent their enemy from moving forward军队控制区域的边缘，士兵驻守于此，努力阻止敌人前进；防线: 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被派往前线作战的年轻士兵 One regiment was trapped behind enemy lines.一个团被困在敌后。 Reinforcements were available just behind the lines.增援部队就在阵线后方待命。15in a company/organization [countable] a series of levels of authority within an organization组织内部的一系列权力层级；指挥序列: Decisions are taken by senior officers and fed down through the line of command to the ordinary soldiers.决定由高级军官做出，通过指挥链层层传达至普通士兵。 There should be more direct discussion between managers and workers lower down the line.管理层与职级较低的员工之间应该有更多直接沟通。 → line manager16of rope/wire [countable] a piece of strong string, rope, or wire used for a particular purpose用于特定用途的坚韧绳子、绳索或金属丝: She hung the clothes out on the washing line (=line for hanging wet clothes on to dry).她把衣服晾在晾衣绳（=用于晾晒湿衣物的绳子）上。 The fishing line (=line for catching fish) snapped and the fish got away.鱼线（=用于钓鱼的线）断了，鱼跑掉了。17product [countable] a type of goods for sale in a shop商店中出售的某种商品类别；产品线: The company has just launched a new line of small, low-priced computers.该公司刚刚推出了一系列小型低价计算机。18along these/those lines (also along the lines of something) similar to something else与其他事物相似；类似于此: We usually start with general questions along the lines of, ‘How do you feel?’我们通常从类似"你感觉怎么样？"这样的一般性问题开始。 They’re trying to organize a trip to the beach or something along those lines.他们正在尝试组织一次海滩之旅或类似的活动。19along 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如果人们按宗教、党派等界线分裂，则是按照各自所属的宗教、政党或其他群体进行划分: The committee was split along party lines.委员会按党派立场分裂。 The community remains divided along religious lines.该社区依然因宗教派别而分裂。20on line a)using a computer to get information or to communicate with people利用计算机获取信息或与他人通讯；在线: You can book tickets on line.你可以在线订票。 Most of our sales staff now work on line.我们大多数销售人员现在在线办公。 → online b)working properly as planned按计划正常运行: a new nuclear reactor which should be on line by 2005一座应在2005年前投入运行的新核反应堆 If there is a power failure, the emergency generators should come on line within 15 minutes.如果发生停电，应急发电机应在15分钟内投入运行。21drop somebody a line informal非正式 to write a short letter or email to someone给某人写一封短信或电子邮件: Drop me a line and let me know how you’re getting on.给我写几行，让我知道你近况如何。22don’t give me that line spoken口语 used to say that you do not believe someone’s excuse用于表示不相信某人的借口: I know for a fact you weren’t sick yesterday, so don’t give me that line.我确实知道你昨天没有生病，所以别跟我说那套借口。23fall into line/bring somebody into line informal非正式 to start to do what someone else wants you to do, or to make someone do this开始按照别人的意愿行事，或使某人如此: Now that France and Germany have signed up, other countries will soon fall into line.既然法国和德国已经签署，其他国家很快也会跟进。 The few party rebels were soon brought into line.少数党内叛逆者很快被迫就范。24in line with something if something changes in line with something else, it changes in the same way and at the same rate as it如果某事物与另一事物保持同步变化，即以相同方式和相同幅度发生变化: Pensions will be increased in line with inflation.养老金将随通货膨胀同步增加。25bring something into line with something to change a system so that it works according to a particular set of rules, laws etc改变一个系统，使其按照特定的规则、法律等运作: UK immigration procedures will have to be changed to bring them into line with the latest European ruling.英国移民程序将须作出修改，以符合最新的欧洲裁决。26be out of line informal非正式 a)to say or do something that is not acceptable in a particular situation在特定情况下说或做不被接受的事: You just keep quiet! You’re way out of line.你给我闭嘴！你实在太过分了。 b)to not obey someone, or to do something that you should not do不服从某人，或做不应该做的事get/step out of line Anybody who steps out of line will be in deep trouble.任何越轨的人都将惹上大麻烦。27be in line for something/be in line to do something to be very likely to get or be given something极有可能获得或被给予某物: I should be in line for promotion soon.我应该很快就会晋升了。first/second/next etc in line for He must be first in line for the editor’s job.他一定是编辑职位的头号候选人。28be first/second/next etc in line to the throne to be the person who has a right to become a future king or queen有权成为未来国王或女王的人: As the eldest son, he was next in line to the throne.作为长子，他是王位的第一顺位继承人。29be 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如果重要的事物处于危险中，就存在可能失去它或有不好的事情发生的风险: From now on, all our jobs are on the line.从现在起，我们所有人的工作都岌岌可危。 She knew that her whole future was on the line.她知道自己的整个未来都岌岌可危。put yourself/your neck on the line (for somebody) (=risk something bad happening to you)（=冒着自己遭受不幸的风险） I’ve already put myself on the line for you once, and I’m not going to do it again.我已经为你冒过一次险了，我不会再这样做了。30be in somebody’s line informal非正式 to be the type of thing that someone is interested in or good at是某人感兴趣或擅长的那类事物: Acting’s not really in my line, I’m afraid.恐怕演戏不太是我擅长的领域。31get a line on somebody/something especially American English informal非正式 to get information about someone or something获得有关某人或某事的信息: We need to get some kind of a line on these guys.我们需要弄到这些家伙的一些信息。32somewhere along the line informal非正式 at some time during an activity or period of time在某一活动或一段时期中的某个时候: Somewhere along the line, Errol seemed to have lost interest in her.在某个时候，Errol 似乎对她失去了兴趣。33down the line informal非正式 later, after an activity or situation has been continuing for a period of time稍后，在某项活动或情况持续了一段时间之后: There may be more costs further down the line.往后可能还会有更多费用。 Now, three years down the line, we’re beginning to see the problems with the treatment.如今，三年过后，我们开始看到这种治疗方法存在的问题。34in the line of duty happening or done as part of your job作为工作的一部分而发生或进行的: firefighters dying in the line of duty在执行职务中牺牲的消防员35be in the firing line/in the line of fire a)to be one of the people who could be criticized or blamed for something成为可能因某事受到批评或指责的人之一: 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，他注定会成为众矢之的。 b)to be in a place where a bullet etc might hit you处于可能被子弹等击中的地方: A couple of civilians were caught in the firing line.几名平民被卷入了射击范围。36punishment lines [plural] British English a punishment given to school children that consists of writing the same thing a lot of times给学生的一种惩罚，要求多次重复抄写同一内容: He got 50 lines for being cheeky to a teacher.他因为对老师无礼而被罚抄了50行。37family [singular] your family, considered as the people you are related to who lived before you and the people who will live after you你的家族，包括在你之前生活过的血亲和将在你之后生活的血亲: She comes from a long line of actors.她出身演员世家，家族代代相传。 It looks as if Joe might be the last of the line (=the last in his family).看来Joe可能是这个家族的最后一人（=家族中的最后一个）。the male/female line This particular gene is passed down through the male line.这个特定的基因通过男性血统传递。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)（=将重要职位或财产由父母传给子女、再由子女传给孙辈等的制度） Henry the Eighth wanted a male heir to ensure the Tudor line of succession.亨利八世希望有一个男性继承人，以确保都铎王朝的王位传承。38job [countable usually singular] the type of work someone does某人从事的工作类型line of work/business What line of business is he in?他从事什么行业？in the building/retail etc line She’s keen to do something in the fashion line.她热衷于在时装领域有所作为。39transport [countable] a company that provides transport for moving goods by sea, air, road etc提供海运、空运、陆运等货物运输服务的公司: He runs a transatlantic shipping line.他经营一家跨大西洋的航运公司。40drug [countable] informal非正式 an amount of an illegal drug in powder form, arranged in a line so it can be breathed in through the nose粉末状非法毒品的一份，排成一条线以便经鼻吸入 → 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)THESAURUS同义词辨析on the ground/on the surface of something在地面上／在某物表面上line a long thin mark on a piece of paper, the ground, or another surface纸上、地面或其他表面上的细长标记: · The teacher put a red line through the first sentence.· 老师在第一句话上划了一条红线。· If the ball goes over the line, it’s out of play.· 如果球越过界线，就出界了。groove a thin line that has been cut into a surface刻入表面的细槽；凹槽: · Deep grooves had been cut into the stone to channel the water.· 石头上凿有深槽，用于引水。· Lyle ran his fingernail along the groove in the table.· Lyle 用指甲沿着桌子上的凹槽划了一下。rut a deep line in the ground which has been made by the wheels of vehicles车轮在地面留下的深痕；车辙: · The deep ruts made by the trucks were full of water.· 卡车留下的深深车辙里满是积水。· The tractor’s wheels caught a rut in the field and jolted him.· 拖拉机的车轮陷入田地里的一个车辙，把他颠得一跳。crease/wrinkle a line on clothes, material, or paper where it has been folded or crushed衣物、布料或纸张因折叠或压皱而留下的折痕；褶皱: · She was trying to smooth out the creases in her dress.· 她正试图抚平裙子上的褶皱。· She had wrinkles in her skirt where she had sat.· 她坐过之后，裙子上留下了皱纹。on someone’s face某人脸上line a line on the skin of someone’s face某人脸部皮肤上的线纹: · The deep lines on his forehead showed that he was a worried man.· 他额头上深深的皱纹表明他是个忧心忡忡的人。wrinkle a deep line on someone’s face caused by becoming old因衰老而在脸上出现的深皱纹: · The manufacturers claim that the cream will reduce wrinkles.· 制造商声称该面霜可以减少皱纹。· Even with a few wrinkles, she still looks great.· 就算有几条皱纹，她看起来还是很棒。lineline2 verb [transitive] 1to sew a piece of material onto the inside or back of another piece to make it stronger or warmer将一块材料缝在另一块材料的内侧或背面，以使其更坚固或更保暖；缝衬里: Are those curtains lined?那些窗帘有内衬吗？line something with something a leather coat lined with silk内衬丝绸的皮革外套2to form a layer over the inner surface of something在某物内表面形成一层覆盖物: The birds use small leaves for lining their nests.鸟类用小树叶为巢铺衬内层。line something with something The cage should be lined with straw.笼子里面应铺上稻草。3to form rows along the sides of something沿某物两侧排成一列；夹道排列: Crowds lined the route to the palace.人群沿着通往宫殿的路夹道排列。be lined with something The street was lined with small shops.街道两侧排列着小店铺。 a tree-lined avenue两侧植有树木的林荫大道4line your own pockets to make yourself richer, especially by doing something dishonest – used to show disapproval使自己变得更富有，尤指通过不诚实的手段——含贬义line up phrasal verb1if people line up, or if you line them up, they stand in a row or line, or you make them do this如果人们排队，或你让他们排队，指他们站成一排，或你让他们这样做: Line up, everybody!大家排好队！line somebody ↔ up He lined us all up in the corridor.他让我们所有人在走廊里排成一排。2line something ↔ up to arrange things in a row将物品排成一排: I lined the bottles up on the sideboard.我把瓶子在餐具柜上排成一排。3line something ↔ up to move one thing so that it is in the correct position in relation to something else移动某物，使其与另一物处于正确的相对位置；对齐line up with The windows should be lined up with the door frame.窗户应与门框对齐。4 line somebody/something ↔ up to arrange for something to happen or for someone to be available for an event安排某事发生或某人为某一活动做好准备: We’ve lined up some excellent speakers for tonight.我们已经为今晚安排了几位出色的演讲者。 He’s already got a new job lined up.他已经安排好了一份新工作。 → line-up
1to sew a piece of material onto the inside or back of another piece to make it stronger or warmer将一块材料缝在另一块材料的内侧或背面，以使其更坚固或更保暖；缝衬里: Are those curtains lined?那些窗帘有内衬吗？line something with something a leather coat lined with silk内衬丝绸的皮革外套2to form a layer over the inner surface of something在某物内表面形成一层覆盖物: The birds use small leaves for lining their nests.鸟类用小树叶为巢铺衬内层。line something with something The cage should be lined with straw.笼子里面应铺上稻草。3to form rows along the sides of something沿某物两侧排成一列；夹道排列: Crowds lined the route to the palace.人群沿着通往宫殿的路夹道排列。be lined with something The street was lined with small shops.街道两侧排列着小店铺。 a tree-lined avenue两侧植有树木的林荫大道4line your own pockets to make yourself richer, especially by doing something dishonest – used to show disapproval使自己变得更富有，尤指通过不诚实的手段——含贬义line up phrasal verb1if people line up, or if you line them up, they stand in a row or line, or you make them do this如果人们排队，或你让他们排队，指他们站成一排，或你让他们这样做: Line up, everybody!大家排好队！line somebody ↔ up He lined us all up in the corridor.他让我们所有人在走廊里排成一排。2line something ↔ up to arrange things in a row将物品排成一排: I lined the bottles up on the sideboard.我把瓶子在餐具柜上排成一排。3line something ↔ up to move one thing so that it is in the correct position in relation to something else移动某物，使其与另一物处于正确的相对位置；对齐line up with The windows should be lined up with the door frame.窗户应与门框对齐。4 line somebody/something ↔ up to arrange for something to happen or for someone to be available for an event安排某事发生或某人为某一活动做好准备: We’ve lined up some excellent speakers for tonight.我们已经为今晚安排了几位出色的演讲者。 He’s already got a new job lined up.他已经安排好了一份新工作。 → line-up