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• ① 1绳,索2晒物绳3钓鱼线4(测量手、木匠等的)测线→plumb line; sounding line
  • She put her washing on the line.她把洗濯物晾在晒衣绳上。
  • Please hang (out) the clothes on the line.请把衣服挂在晒衣绳上。
  • wet one's line垂下钓鱼线
  • The fish was heavy at the end of his line.在他的钓线末端鱼很重。
  • He throws a good line.他善于垂钓。

• ② 铁丝;电线;通信线;电话线;电话;管线
  • a power line电线
  • The telephone lines went dead.电话线不通[断线]。
  • Our company has thirty lines.我们公司有三十条电话线。
  • on a direct line以直通电话
  • The lines are crossed.电话混线了。
  • clear the line(为等待用电话的人)挂断电话
  • Can you give me a line?你能打个电话给我吗?
  • The line is busy.[美电话]讲话中(=【英】The line is engaged.)。
  • Please hold the line.=Hold the line, please.请稍等,别挂断电话。

• ③ 1线;线条2(脸等的)皱纹(=wrinkle)3(手相的)线,(掌)纹4(绘画等的)描线,轮廓线5纹路6缝合线7【物理】线8【乐】(五线谱的)线
  • a diagonal line对角线
  • a dotted line点线
  • a straight [curved] line直[曲]线
  • parallel lines平行线
  • Don't park on the double yellow lines.不要在双黄在线停车。
  • a vertical [horizontal] line垂直[水平]线
  • draw a line划一条线
  • She has deep lines on her forehead.她的额头上有很深的皱纹。
  • the line of life [fortune]生命[命运]线
  • the line of beauty美丽线(S状曲线)
  • lines of stratification in rock岩石的成层纹路
  • the line of flow流线
  • the line of force力线,磁力线

• ④[常用复数形]1轮廓,外形2(计划等的)概略3(服装等的)款式
  • The lines of her face are graceful.她的五官优美。

• ⑤ 1(文本的)行;短简,短函2(诗的)一行,诗句3[用复数形]短诗4[用复数形]罚学生的课业(昔日常由几行拉丁诗所构成)5[用复数形]【英】结婚证书(marriage lines)6[通常用复数形](演员的)台词
  • drop [send] a person a line [a few lines]写封短信给某人
  • There are six lines in each stanza of the poem.这诗的每一节有六行。
  • lines upon the moon咏月诗
  • lines to Mother给母亲的诗
  • blow one's lines忘掉台词
  • He was learning his lines.他在练台词。

• ⑥ (同时代的)同族;亲族;家系;家世
  • the male [female] line男[女]系
  • He came of a good line.他家世良好。
  • in a [the] direct line直系的[地]

• ⑦[常作the line]路;路程;路线<of>
  • the line of march行军路线

• ⑧ 1(火车、汽车等的)路线;航线;(定期)运输航线,轨道2[通常作Lines;当单数用]航空[航运]公司
  • the main line干线
  • a branch line支线
  • the up [down] line上行[下行]线
  • You'll find a bus stop across the line.你将发现公共汽车站就在越过铁路的那一边。

• ⑨[常用复数形]方针;主义;倾向;方向
  • Don't go on the wrong lines.别弄错方针。
  • Along what lines is the paper written?这论文的写作方针如何?

• ⑩ 1行业,职业2[常作one's line]爱好;兴趣;专门
  • He's in the banking line.他在银行界工作。
  • What line are you in?【口】请问你做什么生意?
  • What's your father's line of business?令尊是干哪一行的?
  • My line is selling.我的行业是推销。
  • a person in my line of business跟我同行的人
  • Cooking just isn't my line.我对烹饪根本不内行。

• ⑪ 分界线;边界线
  • They crossed the line into Canada.他们跨过边界进入加拿大。

• ⑫ 1排,列;【美】(顺序等的)行列(=【英】queue)2【军】横队;战线,防御线;战壕3【英】野营的帐篷列,野营阵4装配(线)→assembly line
  • in a line排成一列
  • the bread line领面包配给的行列
  • form into line排队(★无冠词)
  • from line形成横列(★无冠词)
  • a line of battle战列;战线

• ⑬[用复数形]命运,遭遇
  • hard lines不幸,倒楣,苦难

• ⑭[长度单位]一英寸的十二分之一

• ⑮ 【商】货,存货;采购品
  • a cheap line in [of] foreign books外国版书籍之廉价货

• ⑯[the line]【英陆军】战列步兵,常备兵(除禁卫兵及砲兵以外的全体兵员);【美军】步骑砲工兵→line officer

• ⑰[the line,常作Line]【地】赤道(=equator)
  • cross the line通过赤道

• ⑱ 【美式足球】并列争球线

• ⑲ 【视】扫描线