line

row, queue, line, rank, file

string, rope, line, cord, thread, wire

名词 line:

1. a formation of people or things one beside another
2. a mark that is long relative to its width
3. a formation of people or things one behind another
4. a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
5. text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
6. a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
7. a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
8. the methodical process of logical reasoning
   同义词：argumentation, logical argument, line of reasoning
9. a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
   同义词：cable, transmission line
10. a connected series of events or actions or developments
    同义词：course
11. a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
12. a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
    同义词：wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam
13. a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
    同义词：pipeline
14. the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
    同义词：railway line, rail line
15. a telephone connection
    同义词：telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line
16. acting in conformity
17. the descendants of one individual
    同义词：lineage, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
18. something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
19. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
    同义词：occupation, business, job, line of work
20. in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
21. (often plural) a means of communication or access
    同义词：channel, communication channel
22. a particular kind of product or merchandise
    同义词：product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of business
23. a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
24. space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
    同义词：agate line
25. the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
    同义词：credit line, line of credit, bank line, personal credit line, personal line of credit
26. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
    同义词：tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, melodic phrase
27. a short personal letter
    同义词：note, short letter, billet
28. a conceptual separation or distinction
    同义词：dividing line, demarcation, contrast
29. mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
    同义词：production line, assembly line

动词 line:

1. be in line with; form a line along
   同义词：run along
2. cover the interior of
3. make a mark or lines on a surface
   同义词：trace, draw, describe, delineate
4. mark with lines
5. fill plentifully
6. reinforce with fabric

1. He's lined up a live band for the party.
   他为晚会安排了一支充满活力的乐队。
2. She always takes a Marxist line.
   她一贯奉行马克思主义路线。
3. The battalion commander lined his men along the railway.
   营长命令士兵们沿铁轨排开。
4. Line the drawer with paper, please.
   请在抽屉里铺上纸。
5. Their research proceeded along sound lines.
   他们的研究沿着正确的方针进行。
6. Hang the clothes on the line.
   把衣服晾在绳子上。

line

n.Abbr. l.（名词）缩写 l.
The path traced by a moving point.
直线：移动的点描绘出的线

A thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface.
线条：钢笔、铅笔或画笔在一表面上划下的连续的细线条
A similar mark cut or scratched into a surface.
缝隙：在表面留下的切痕或刮痕
A crease in the skin, especially on the face; a wrinkle.
皱纹：皮肤褶皱，尤指脸上的；皱纹

A real or imaginary mark positioned in relation to fixed points of reference.
线：与固定的点相 关的实线或虚线
A degree or circle of longitude or latitude drawn on a map or globe.
经线，纬线，经纬度：地图或地球仪上的经纬线或经纬度
The equator. Used withthe.
赤道：赤道。和the 连用

A border or boundary:
界限，边界：
例句：
the county line.
郡的边界

A demarcation:
分界线：
例句：
a line of darker water beyond the reef.
礁石外深色水域分界线

A contour or an outline:
轮廓，外廓：
例句：
the line of the hills against the evening sky.
夜空衬托下的山脉轮廓

A mark used to define a shape or represent a contour.
轮廓线，外廓线：用于定义一形状或描绘一轮廓的线
Any of the marks that make up the formal design of a picture.
设计图，草描图：构成正式图样的线

A cable, rope, string, cord or wire.
绳，索，线，金属线，电线
Nautical A rope used aboard a ship.
【航海】 缆绳：用于船上的绳索
A fishing line.
钓鱼线
A clothesline.
衣绳
A cord or tape used, as by builders or surveyors, for measuring, leveling, or straightening.
测量尺：建筑工或检测者使用的绳带或卷尺，用来测量、水准测量或较直
A pipe or system of pipes for conveying a fluid:
管道：用来转运液态物体的管道或管道装置：
例句：
gas lines.
石油管道

An electric-power transmission cable.
电缆：传送电流的导线

A wire or system of wires connecting telephone or telegraph systems.
电话线：连接电话或电报系统的电线或电线系统
An open or functioning telephone connection:
电话线路：不占线的电话线或正在使用的电话线：
例句：
tried to get a free line.
试着拨通一电话线路

A passenger or cargo system of public or private transportation, as by ship, aircraft, or bus, usually over a definite route.
（固定路线的）运输系统：通常有固定路线的公有或私有贷运或客运系统，如船运、空运或汽运
A company owning or managing such a system.
（固定路线的）运输公司：拥有或经营这种运输系统的公司

A railway track or system of tracks.
铁路，铁轨：铁路或铁路系统
A particular section of a railway network:
铁路线：铁路线或铁路线系统：
例句：
the Philadelphia-Trenton line.
从费城至特兰顿的铁路线

A course of progress or movement; a route:
路线：进行或运动的线路；航线：
例句：
a line of flight.
飞行航线

A general method, manner, or course of procedure:
方法，程序：过程的一般方法、方式或路线：
例句：
different lines of thought; took a hard line on defense.
不同的思考方法；采取强硬的抵抗方式

A manner or course of procedure determined by a specified factor:
主义，路线：有特定因素决定的过程的方式或路线：
例句：
development along socialist lines.
按照社会主认路线发展

An official or prescribed policy:
路线，方针，政策：官方或指定的政策：
例句：
the party line.
党的路线

Often lines A general concept or model:
常作 lines 概念，模范：
例句：
a trilogy along the lines of theOresteia.
一部奥瑞斯忒亚 风格的三部曲

A condition of agreement; alignment:
同意；联盟：
例句：
brought the front wheels into line; a wage agreement in line with current inflation.
使前轮成同向行驶；和先行通货膨胀相配合的工资协议

One`s trade, occupation, or field of interest:
职业，兴趣：某人的职业或兴趣所及：
例句：
What line of work are you inô
你的工作是什么ô

Range of competence:
擅长，特长：具有竞争力的领域：
例句：
not in my line.
这不是我所擅长期的

Merchandise or services of a similar or related nature:
系列商品，相关的服务：形式相似或相关的商品或服务：
例句：
carries a complete line of small tools.
包揽了小工具的全部商品

A group of persons or things arranged in a row or series:
行列：人或物被排成一行或列：
例句：
long lines at the box office; a line of stones.
售票处排的长队；一排石头

Ancestry or lineage.
家系，血统
A series of persons, especially from one family, who succeed each other:
家世，家系：尤指一个家族从上代传至下代的一系列亲属：
例句：
a line of monarchs; comes from a long line of bankers.
皇族；来自银行世家

A strain, as of livestock or plants, developed and maintained by selective breeding.
血统：（牲畜或植物的）血统，利用优生种子发展和保持

A sequence of related things that leads to a certain ending:
一连串的事物：最终导致一定的结果的一系列相关的事物：
例句：
a line of argument.
一连串的辩论

An ordered system of operations that allows a sequential manufacture or assembly of goods at all or various stages of production.
流水线，生产线：运行的有序系统，可进行连续生产或产品生产所有或各个阶段的生产装配
The personnel of an organization or a business who actually make a product or perform a service.
作业人员，装配人员：一个组织或商业机构的人员，参与产品制造或提供服务

A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.
字行：水平的一行印刷或书写的字或符号
One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.
水平画质线：构成电视图象的平行的扫描线
A brief letter; a note:
短信；便条：
例句：
I`ll drop you a line.
我会留个便条给你

A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter:
诗行：诗的单位，以视觉停顿或标点停顿结尾，通常有一定长度和格律：
例句：
a line of iambic pentameter.
一行抑扬五音步诗

Often lines The dialogue of a theatrical presentation, such as a play:
常作 lines 台词：用于舞台表演的对话，如剧本：
例句：
spent the weekend learning her lines.
利用熟记她的台词

Informal Glib or insincere talk, usually intended to deceive or impress:
【非正式用语】 谎言，假话：油滑或虚情假意的话，通常用来欺骗或加深印象：
例句：
He kept on handing me a line about how busy he is.
他不断地对我撒谎，说他很忙

lines Chiefly British
lines 【多用于英国】
A marriage certificate.
结婚证书
A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.
罚写，罚抄诗：作为处罚而让学生抄写的一定行数的散文或诗
Games A horizontal demarcation on a scorecard in bridge dividing the honor score from the trick score.
【游戏】 （桥牌）区分：将价值最高的牌的得分与墩数得分分屏的桥牌记分表上的水平线

A source of information.
信息来源
The information itself:
信息：
例句：
got a line on the computer project.
得到关于计算机工程的信息

Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.
【音乐】 谱线：五线谱上五条平行线中的一条
A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece:
和弦，和声部分：音乐作品中持续的节奏或和声部分：
例句：
a rock song with a driving bass line.
以强劲的低音和声的歌曲

A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.
战斗编队系列：各组成部分如军队、坦克或战舰肩并肩排列的编队
The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.
前线，前沿阵地：最靠近敌人的战斗区；前线
The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.
（最前线的）战斗队伍，战船：排在前列用来进攻或防卫的军队或战舰
The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.
作战武力：陆军或海军的常备军力量，与文官和后勤人员相对照而言
The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.
指挥官：直接指挥军舰或军事单位的军官
A bulwark or trench.
战壕，壕沟
An extended system of such fortifications or defenses:
战壕工事：这种用于防身或坚守的战壕系统：
例句：
the Siegfried line.
齐格菲防线

Sports
【体育运动】
A foul line.
犯规线
A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.
阵线：在球场或竞技场上表明范围的实线或想象中的线
A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.
起始线，终点线：赛跑中起点或终点的实际或想象的线
The center and two wings making up a hockey team`s offensive unit.
防卫阵线：曲棍球球队中场和两侧边翼构成的防守线
Football
【橄榄球】
A line of scrimmage.
争球线
The linemen considered as a group.
前锋：前锋的集合体
Informal The odds a bookmaker gives, especially for sports events.
【非正式用语】 赌博业者提供的胜算，尤指体育比赛中

A kind of coverage available in insurance.
保险承保的范围
The proportion of an insurance risk assumed by a particular underwriter or company.
保险额：由特定保险人或保险公司在保险中承担的险额
Slang A small amount of cocaine arranged in a thin, usually tightly rolled strip for sniffing.
【俚语】 可卡因：一小份可卡因，通常紧紧地卷成细条状以供吸食
Archaic One`s lot or position in life.
【古语】 运气，地位
v.（动词）
lined,lin.ing,lines
v.tr.（及物动词）
To mark, incise, or cover with a line or lines.
画线：用线标记、雕刻或画线于
To represent with lines.
用线表示
To place in a series or row.
成线状排列
To form a bordering line along:
沿…形成分界线：
例句：
Small stalls lined the alley.
巷中摆满小摊贩

Baseball To hit (a ball) sharply, usually in a straight line.
【棒球】 击出边线快速直线球：通常沿着直线方向猛击（球）
v.intr.Baseball （不及物动词）【棒球】
To hit a line drive:
打平直球：
例句：
lined out to shortstop.
打出游击手方向的快速直线球

<常用词组>line up
To arrange in or form a line.
排成直线，形成直线
To organize and make ready:
组织准备好：
例句：
lined up considerable support for the bill.
准备好对此法案的重要支持

<习惯用语>all along the line
In every place.
每个地方，处处
At every stage or moment.
随时，全过程的
down the line
All the way; throughout:
从头至尾；自始至终：
例句：
Errors are to be found down the line.
错误处处可见

At a point or an end in the future.
将来的某一点或结果
in line for
Next in order for:
即将得到的：
例句：
in line for the presidency.
即将成为总统的

on the line
Ready or available for immediate payment.
随时可支付的
So as to be risked; in jeopardy:
得冒险的；有危险的：
例句：
.Careers were on the line once again.(Seymour M. Hersh)
.职业再一次面临危险.(西摩M.赫什)

out of line
Uncalled-for; improper.
不合适的；不恰当
Unruly and out of control.
举止粗鲁的，失去控制的
来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English lone
源自 古英语 lone
and from Old French ligne
并源自 古法语 ligne
both from Latin lonea [feminine sing. of] loneus [of linen]
都源自 拉丁语 lonea [] loneus的阴性单数 [亚麻布]
from lonum [thread, linen] * see líno-
源自 lonum [线，亚麻线] *参见 líno-

line
line 2

v.tr.（及物动词）
lined,lin.ing,lines
To fit a covering to the inside surface of:
装衬：在衣服里面缝上罩里：
例句：
a coat lined with fur.
用毛皮作里子的大衣

To cover the inner surface of:
覆盖里层：
例句：
Moisture lined the walls of the cave.
湿气布满壁炉

To fill plentifully, as with money or food.
填充：用钱或食物填满

来源：
Middle English linen
中古英语 linen
from line [flax, linen cloth]
源自 line [亚麻，亚麻布]
from Old English lon
源自 古英语 lon
from Latin lonum * see líno-
源自 拉丁语 lonum *参见 líno-