lines

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美 [laɪnz]

n.  线; 线条; 界线; (尤指运动场地的)场地线，场界; 皱纹; 褶子
v.  (用…)做衬里; (在某物的内部)形成一层; 沿…形成行(或列、排)
line的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 线（条）
  Alineis a long thin mark which is drawn or painted on a surface.
  1. Draw a line down that page's center.
     沿那一页的中心画一条竖线。
  2. ...a dotted line...
     虚线
  3. The ball had clearly crossed the line.
     球明显出界了。
• N-COUNT （尤指脸部的）皱纹，纹路
  Thelineson some-one's skin, especially on their face, are long thin marks that appear there as they grow older.
  1. He has a large, generous face with deep lines.
     他宽大的脸盘上布满了深深的皱纹。
  2. ...fine lines and wrinkles.
     细细的皱纹和褶子
• N-COUNT （排成的）行，列
  Alineof people or things is a number of them arranged one behind the other or side by side.
  1. The sparse line of spectators noticed nothing unusual.
     那一排稀稀落落的观众没留意到任何不寻常之处。
• N-COUNT （人、车辆等在等候时排成的）队，队伍
  Alineof people or vehicles is a number of them that are waiting one behind another, for example in order to buy something or to go in a particular direction.
  1. Children clutching empty bowls form a line...
     紧紧抓着空碗的孩子们排成一队。
• N-COUNT 字行
  Alineof a piece of writing is one of the rows of words, numbers, or other symbols in it.
  1. The next line should read: Five days, 23.5 hours...
     下一行应该是：5天，23.5小时。
  2. Tina wouldn't have read more than three lines.
     蒂娜肯定读不过三行。
• （老师对学生的）罚抄
  In school, if a child is givenlines, he or she is punished by being made to write out a sentence many times or to write out a passage from a book.
• N-COUNT 诗行；歌词；台词；对白
  Alineof a poem, song, or play is a group of words that are spoken or sung together. If an actorlearnshis or herlinesfor a play or film, they learn what they have to say.
  1. ...a line from Shakespeare's Othello: 'one that loved not wisely but too well'...
     莎士比亚剧作《奥赛罗》中的一句台词：“一个在恋爱上不智而过于深情的人”
  2. Every time I sing that line, I have to compete with that bloody trombone!...
     每次唱到那一句，我都不得不跟那该死的长号拼声音。
  3. Learning lines is very easy. Acting is very difficult.
     记台词很容易。表演很难。
• N-COUNT （旨在取得某种效果的）话语
  A particular type oflinein a conversation is a remark that is intended to have a particular effect.
  1. 'In time perhaps you'll marry again'. 'That's a great line, coming from you!'.
     “有一天也许你会再结婚的。”“这句话真中听啊，难得你能这么说！”
  2. ...chat-up lines like 'You've got beautiful eyes'.
     诸如“你的眼睛很漂亮”之类的搭讪语
• N-VAR 线；绳；索
  You can refer to a long piece of wire, string, or cable as alinewhen it is used for a particular purpose.
  1. She put her washing on the line.
     她把洗好的衣物晾在绳子上。
  2. ...a piece of fishing-line...
     一节钓线
  3. The winds downed power lines.
     风吹落了电线。
• N-COUNT 电话线
  Alineis a connection which makes it possible for two people to speak to each other on the telephone.
  1. The telephone lines went dead...
     电话断线了。
  2. It's not a very good line. Shall we call you back Susan?...
     电话线路不太好。苏珊，我们再打给你好吗？
  3. She's on the line from her home in Boston.
     她是在波士顿家中打电话。
• N-COUNT 热线（电话）
  You can uselineto refer to a telephone number which you can ring in order to get information or advice.
  1. ...the 24-hours information line.
     24小时信息热线
  2. ...details from Lesbian Line.
     女同性恋热线传来的详情
• N-COUNT （尤指危险或秘密的）路线，线路
  Alineis a route, especially a dangerous or secret one, along which people move or send messages or supplies.
  1. The American continent's geography severely limited the lines of attack...
     美洲大陆的地形严重限制了进攻路线。
  2. Negotiators say they're keeping communication lines open.
     谈判专家说他们保持着沟通渠道的畅通。
  3. ...the guerrillas' main supply lines.
     游击队的主要补给线
• N-COUNT （尤指径直向前行进的）路线
  Thelinein which something or someone moves is the particular route that they take, especially when they keep moving straight ahead.
  1. Walk in a straight line...
     沿直线行进。
  2. The wings were at right angles to the line of flight.
     机翼与航线成直角。
• N-COUNT （铁道或公交）线路
  Alineis a particular route, involving the same stations, roads, or stops along which a train or bus service regularly operates.
  1. They've got to ride all the way to the end of the line...
     他们得一直坐到终点站。
  2. Fires broke out at three railway stations, halting service on two commuter lines for several hours...
     三个火车站发生了火灾，两条通勤线路的服务被迫中断数小时。
  3. I would be able to stay on the Piccadilly Line and get off the tube at South Kensington.
     我就可以留在皮卡迪利线上，然后在南肯辛顿站下地铁。
• N-COUNT 铁轨；轨道
  A railwaylineconsists of the pieces of metal and wood which form the track that the trains travel along.
  1. Leaves on the line are an expensive problem for the railways.
     处理铁轨上的落叶对铁路公司而言是一个耗资巨大的工程。
• N-COUNT 运输公司；航运公司
  A shipping, air, or buslineis a company which provides services for transporting people or goods by sea, air, or bus.
  1. The Foreign Office offered to pay the shipping line all the costs of diverting the ship to Bermuda.
     外交部愿意向海运公司支付将该船改道至百慕大的一切费用。
• N-COUNT 轮廓（线）
  You can uselineto refer to the edge, outline, or shape of an object or a person's body.
  1. The garden has an informal feel to soften the architectural lines of the conservatory.
     花园有一种随意的风格，从而使温室的建筑轮廓显得柔和了。
  2. ...a sculptured evening dress that follows the lines of the body.
     贴合身体曲线的凹凸有致的晚礼服
• N-COUNT 界线；边界
  A state or countylineis a boundary between two states or counties.
  1. ...the California state line.
     加利福尼亚州州界
• N-COUNT 防线；前线
  You can uselinesto refer to the set of physical defences or the soldiers that have been established along the boundary of an area occupied by an army.
  1. Their unit was shelling the German lines only seven miles away.
     他们的部队在炮轰仅有7英里之遥的德军防线。
  2. ...the stupendous fortification they called the Maginot Line.
     他们称为马其诺防线的巨大防御工事
• N-COUNT 立场；方针
  The particularlinethat a person has towards a problem is the attitude that they have towards it. For example, if someone takes ahard lineon something, they have a firm strict policy which they refuse to change.
  1. Forty members of the governing Conservative party rebelled, voting against the government line...
     执政的保守党有40名党员倒戈，投票反对政府的方针。
  2. Most members of Parliament took a hard line on this issue.
     绝大多数议员在这个问题上都持强硬立场。
• N-COUNT （思想或行动的）步骤，方式，方法
  You can uselineto refer to the way in which someone's thoughts or activities develop, particularly if it is logical.
  1. Our discussion in the previous chapter continues this line of thinking...
     我们上一章的讨论延续了这一思路。
  2. What are some of the practical benefits likely to be of this line of research?
     这一研究方法可能会产生哪些实际效益？
• N-PLURAL 概况；大致情形
  If you say that something happensalongparticularlines, oronparticularlines, you are giving a general summary or approximate account of what happens, which may not be correct in every detail.
  1. There followed an assortment of praise for the coffee along the lines of 'Hey, this coffee is fantastic!'...
     然后就是对咖啡的各种溢美之词，类似“嘿，这咖啡真棒！”等等。
  2. He'd said something along those lines already...
     他已经说过类似的话了。
  3. Our forecast for 1990 was on the right lines...
     我们有关1990年的预测大体是正确的。
  4. The main lines of the plan were a reduction in expenditure and the rationalization of government controls.
     该计划的主要内容是支出的缩减和政府控制的合理化改革。
• N-PLURAL （组织的）方式，原则
  If something is organizedonparticularlines, oralongparticularlines, it is organized according to that method or principle.
  1. ...so-called autonomous republics based on ethnic lines.
     基于民族划分的所谓自治共和国
  2. ...reorganising old factories to work along Japanese lines.
     重组旧工厂使其按日本模式生产
• N-COUNT 行业；行当
  Yourline ofbusiness or work is the kind of work that you do.
  1. So what was your father's line of business?...
     那你父亲当时是做什么工作的？
  2. In my line of work I often get home too late for dinner.
     干我们这一行的，经常回家太迟都吃不上晚饭。
• N-SING 专长；特长；兴趣范围
  If someone says that something isyour line, or that it isin your line, they mean that it is the sort of thing that you often do because you enjoy doing it.
  1. Wild guesses aren't much in my line...
     瞎猜并不是我的专长。
  2. Perhaps doing voluntary work is more your line?
     也许你更喜欢做志愿工作？
• N-COUNT （产品的）种，类
  Alineis a particular type of product that a company makes or sells.
  1. His best selling line is the cheapest lager at £1.99.
     他最畅销的产品是最便宜的只卖1.99英镑的贮藏啤酒。
• N-SING 方面；领域
  You can uselineto refer to something connected with a particular activity. For example, somethingin the sports lineis connected with sports.
  1. Most kids can do something in the art line.
     大多数孩子可以参加某项艺术活动。
• N-COUNT 流水线；生产线
  In a factory, alineis an arrangement of workers or machines where a product passes from one worker to another until it is finished.
  1. ...a production line capable of producing three different products.
     一条能生产三种不同产品的流水线
• N-COUNT 家系；家族；血统
  You can uselineto refer to all the generations of a family, especially when you are considering the social status or the physical characteristics that the various members inherit.
  1. ...the old Welsh royal line descended from Arthur and Uther Pendragon...
     承自亚瑟和乌瑟·彭德拉根的古老的威尔士皇族世家
  2. This title will only pass down through the male line.
     这个头衔将只能传给男性后裔。
• N-COUNT （按身份高低确定的）排序
  You can uselinewhen you are referring to a number of people who are ranked according to status.
  1. Nicholas Paul Patrick was seventh in the line of succession to the throne...
     尼古拉斯·保罗·帕特里克是王位的第七顺位继承人。
  2. The line of command went from head office in Chicago to a regional boss and then down to a country boss and finally to a local-office managing-partner.
     职权的大小依次为芝加哥总部、区域主管、某国主管，最后是当地办事处的任事股东。
  3. ...the man who stands next in line for the presidency.
     总统职位的第一顺位接任者
• N-COUNT （按时间顺序排的）一系列，一连串
  A particularline ofpeople or things is a series of them that has existed over a period of time, when they have all been similar in some way, or done similar things.
  1. We were part of a long line of artists...
     我们同属一脉相承的艺术家。
  2. It's the latest in a long line of tragedies.
     这是一长串悲剧事件中最新的一件。
• VERB 沿…排列成行；遍布…的边沿
  If people or thingslinea road, room, or other place, they are present in large numbers along its edges or sides.
  1. Thousands of local people lined the streets and clapped as the procession went by.
     数以千计的当地居民站在街道两旁，为由此经过的队伍鼓掌。
  2. ...a square lined with pubs and clubs.
     四周遍布酒吧和俱乐部的广场
• VERB 给…安衬里；使有内衬
  If youlinea wall, container, or other object, you put a layer of something such as leaves or paper on the inside surface of it in order to make it stronger, warmer, or cleaner.
  1. Scoop the blanket weed out and use it to line hanging baskets...
     把那些丝状水藻捞出来，垫在吊篮里。
  2. Female bears tend to line their dens with leaves or grass.
     母熊往往会在洞穴里垫些树叶或草。
• VERB 在（容器或器官）的内壁形成一层
  If somethinglinesa container or area, especially an area inside a person, animal, or plant, it forms a layer on the inside surface.
  1. ...the muscles that line the intestines.
     肠道内壁的一层肌肉
• See also:linedliningbottom linebranch linedividing linefront lineparty linepicket lineyellow line
• PHRASE 其间某时；在某一时刻；在某一环节
  If something happens somewherealong the lineordown the line, it happens during the course of a situation or activity, often at a point that cannot be exactly identified.
  1. Somewhere along the line he picked up an engineering degree...
     在此期间的某个时候他拿到了一个工程学学位。
  2. It would depend how far down the line the relationship was.
     这得视这一关系到底发展到了什么程度而定。
• PHRASE 全线地；全部地；处处
  If you say that something happensall down the line, orright down the line, you mean that it happens in every case.
  1. Excellent acting all down the line captures the sound and feeling of that semi-feudal age...
     全体演员的精彩表演捕捉到了那个半封建时代的声音和感觉。
  2. Democrats and Republicans differed right down the line on what the proper responses were.
     民主党与共和党就何为恰当的反应处处针锋相对。
• PHRASE 划定底线；不能容忍；反对
  If youdraw the line ata particular activity, you refuse to do it, because you disapprove of it or because it is more extreme than what you normally do.
  1. Letters have come from prisoners, declaring that they would draw the line at hitting an old lady.
     已经有囚犯写信来，宣称就连他们也绝对不会殴打老太太。
• PHRASE 划界线；区别
  If youdraw a line betweentwo things, you make a distinction between them.
  1. It is, however, not possible to draw a distinct line between the two categories.
     不过，这两个类别无法泾渭分明地区分开来。
• PHRASE 写信给（某人）
  If youdropsomeonea line, you write to them.
  1. My phone doesn't work, so drop me a line.
     我的电话坏了，你写信给我吧。
• PHRASE 在执行公务中；在履行职责时
  If you do something or if it happens to youin the line of duty, you do it or it happens as part of your regular work or as a result of it.
  1. More than 3,000 police officers were wounded in the line of duty last year.
     去年有3,000多名警察因公受伤。
• PHRASE 第一项举措；最重要的方法
  If you refer to a method asthe first line of, for example, defence or treatment, you mean that it is the first or most important method to be used in dealing with a problem.
  1. Passport checks will remain the first line of defence against terrorists...
     护照检查仍将是对付恐怖分子的第一道防线。
  2. The first line of treatment is to help the affected skin by moisturising it regularly.
     首要的治疗方法就是通过定期滋润来帮助受到影响的皮肤。
• PHRASE 将轮到…的；很有可能获得…的；…很有可能（发生）的
  If you arein line forsomething, it is likely to happen to you or you are likely to obtain it. If something isin line tohappen, it is likely to happen.
  1. He must be in line for a place in the Guinness Book of Records...
     他肯定能在《吉尼斯世界纪录大全》中获得一席之地。
  2. Public sector pay is also in line to be hit hard.
     公共部门的薪资也很可能受到重创。
• PHRASE （与…）成一直线
  If one object isin line withothers, or movesinto line withothers, they are arranged in a line. You can also say that a number of objects arein lineor moveinto line.
  1. The device itself was right under the vehicle, almost in line with the gear lever...
     该装置本身就在车子正下方，几乎与变速杆处于同一直线上。
  2. Venus, the Sun and Earth all moved into line.
     金星、太阳和地球都到了一条直线上。
• PHRASE （与…）一致；（与…）相符
  If one thing isin line withanother, or is broughtinto line withit, the first thing is, or becomes, similar to the second, especially in a way that has been planned or expected.
  1. The structure of our schools is now broadly in line with the major countries of the world...
     我们的学校建构现在基本上与世界上主要国家的相一致了。
  2. This brings the law into line with most medical opinion.
     这使得该法与绝大多数医学见解保持了一致。
  3. ...the economic discipline required to bring currencies into line.
     实现货币统一所需的经济纪律
• PHRASE 排队
  When peoplestand in lineorwait in line, they stand one behind the other in a line, waiting their turn for something.
  1. I had been standing in line for three hours.
     我已经排了3个小时的队。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 queue


• PHRASE 使（某人）就范；使（某人）听从吩咐
  If youkeepsomeonein lineorbringtheminto line, you make them obey you, or you make them behave in the way you want them to.
  1. All this was just designed to frighten me and keep me in line.
     所有这一切不过是设计好了来恐吓我、让我乖乖听话的。
  2. ...if the Prime Minister fails to bring rebellious Tories into line.
     如果首相无法使倒戈的托利党人就范的话
• PHRASE 在运行中/不在运行；在工作中/不在工作
  If a machine or piece of equipment comeson line, it starts operating. If it isoff line, it is not operating.
  1. The Energy Secretary hopes to bring on line a safer new tritium production reactor...
     能源大臣希望能投产一座更安全的新型产氚反应堆。
  2. The new machine will go on line in June 2006...
     新机器将于2006年6月投入使用。
  3. Every second her equipment was off line cost the company money.
     她的设备每停产一秒钟，公司都要损失钱。
• PHRASE 在计算机上；在网上；在线
  If you do somethingon line, you do it using a computer or a computer network.
  1. They can order their requirements on line.
     他们可以在线下订单。
  2. ...on-line transaction processing.
     在线交易处理
• PHRASE 岌岌可危；冒极大的险
  If something such as your job, career, or reputation ison the line, you may lose or harm it as a result of what you are doing or of the situation you are in.
  1. He wouldn't put his career on the line to help a friend.
     他不会为了帮助朋友而让自己的事业受到威胁。
• PHRASE 不在队列中；不在一条直线上
  In a row or group of objects, if one of them isout of line, it is not in its correct position.
  1. You can see that her nose has been drawn slightly out of line.
     你可以看到她的鼻子画得稍稍有点歪。
• PHRASE 不一致；不符合
  If one thing isout of linewith another, the first thing is different from the second in a way that was not agreed, planned, or expected.
  1. ...if one set of figures is sharply out of line with a trend.
     如果一组数据与总的趋势有很大的出入
• PHRASE 不服从；出格；举止不当
  If someone stepsout of line, they disobey someone or behave in an unacceptable way.
  1. Any one of my players who steps out of line will be in trouble with me as well...
     我的任何队员若是举止不当我也不会轻饶。
  2. You're way out of line, lady.
     女士，你实在是太过分了。
• PHRASE 体会隐含之意；领会言外之意
  If youread between the lines, you understand what someone really means, or what is really happening in a situation, even though it is not said openly.
  1. Reading between the lines, it seems neither Cole nor Ledley King will be going to Japan.
     言外之意，科尔和莱德利·金两个人似乎都不会去日本了。
• the battle lines are drawn→ see:battle

双语例句

• The main lines of the plan were a reduction in expenditure and the rationalization of government controls.
  该计划的主要内容是支出的缩减和政府控制的合理化改革。
• Scientists say there is no convincing evidence that power lines have anything to do with cancer
  科学家们说，并没有确凿的证据表明输电线和癌症之间有什么联系。
• The enemy opened fire on our lines at early dawn.
  拂晓时敌人向我阵线开了火。
• The poem employs as its first lines a verse plagiarized from a billboard.
  这首诗开头的几行抄袭了一个广告牌上的一节诗。
• When text is saved from a Web page, it is often very badly formatted with many short lines.
  从网页上转存文本时，往往会出现许多短行，格式也乱了。
• I have been moved to write a few lines of verse.
  我因感动而写下了几句诗。
• The winds downed power lines.
  风吹落了电线。
• There are picket lines all over the place.
  到处都有罢工纠察线。
• Several new lines are being built now and will be completed in the near future.
  几条新路线正在修建，最近就要完成了。
• Fires broke out at three railway stations, halting service on two commuter lines for several hours
  三个火车站发生了火灾，两条通勤线路的服务被迫中断数小时。