NOUN USES

line /laɪn/

1.
可数名词 A line is a long thin mark which is drawn or painted on a surface. 线
例：

Draw a line down that page's centre.

沿着那一页的中心向下画一条线。

例：

...a dotted line.

…一条虚线。
2.
可数名词 The lines on someone's skin, especially on their face, are long thin marks that appear there as they grow older. 皱纹
例：

He has a large, generous face with deep lines.

他宽大的面庞上带着很深的皱纹。
3.
可数名词 A line of people or things is a number of them arranged one behind the other or side by side. (一) 排
例：

The sparse line of spectators noticed nothing unusual.

稀稀疏疏的一排观众并没注意到什么特别之处。
4.
可数名词 A line of 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. 队列
5.
可数名词 A line of a piece of writing is one of the rows of words, numbers, or other symbols in it. (一) 行 (文字、数字、符号)
例：

The next line should read: Five days, 23.5 hours.

下一行文字应是：5天，23.5小时。
6.
可数名词 A line of a poem, song, or play is a group of words that are spoken or sung together. If an actor learns his or her lines for a play or film, they learn what they have to say. 台词; 诗行
例：

...a line from Shakespeare's Othello: "one that loved not wisely but too well."

…莎士比亚戏剧《奥赛罗》里的一句台词：“一个在恋爱上不聪明却过于深情的人。”

例：

Every time I sing that line, I have to compete with that darn trombone!

每当我唱那行歌词时，我都得和那该死的长号比赛。
7.
有变体名词 You can refer to a long piece of wire, string, or cable as a line when it is used for a particular purpose. 线; 绳
例：

She put her washing on the line.

她把洗好的衣服晾在绳子上。

例：

...a piece of fishing-line.

…一根钓鱼线。
8.
可数名词 A line is a connection which makes it possible for two people to speak to each other on the telephone. 电话线路
例：

The telephone lines went dead.

电话线路不通了。

例：

It's not a very good line. Shall we call you back Susan?

线路不太好。苏珊，我们给你打回去好吗？
9.
可数名词 You can use line to refer to a telephone number which you can call in order to get information or advice. 咨询电话号码
例：

...the 24-hour information line.

…24小时信息咨询电话号码。
10.
可数名词 A line is a route, especially a dangerous or secret one, along which people move or send messages or supplies. (发送信息、输送人员或物资的危险、秘密) 通道
例：

The North American continent's geography severely limited the lines of attack.

北美大陆的地形严格限制了进攻通道。

例：

Negotiators say they're keeping communication lines open.

谈判代表声称他们保持着沟通管道的通畅。
11.
可数名词 The line in which something or someone moves is the particular route that they take, especially when they keep moving straight ahead. 运动路线
例：

Walk in a straight line.

走直线。
12.
可数名词 A line is a particular route, involving the same stations, roads, or stops along which a train or bus service regularly operates. (火车、公共汽车运行的) 路线
例：

They've got to ride all the way to the end of the line.

他们得乘车直到路线的终点。
13.
可数名词 A railway line consists of the pieces of metal and wood which form the track that the trains travel along. 铁轨
例：

Floods washed out much of the railway line.

洪水冲毁了很多铁轨。
14.
可数名词 A shipping, air, or bus line is a company which provides services for transporting people or goods by sea, air, or bus. 运输公司
例：

The Cunard shipping line came up with a clever slogan: "Getting there is half the fun..."

冠达海运公司想出了一个聪明的口号：“一半的乐趣来自于到达目的地…”
15.
可数名词 A state or county line is a boundary between two states or counties. 界限
例：

...the California state line.

…加利福尼亚州的州界。
16.
可数名词 You can use lines to refer to the set of physical defences or the soldiers that have been established along the boundary of an area occupied by an army. 防线
例：

Their unit was shelling the German lines only seven miles away.

他们的部队正炮轰仅7英里外的德国防线。
17.
可数名词 The particular line that a person has toward a problem is the attitude that they have toward it. For example, if someone takes a hard line on something, they have a firm strict policy which they refuse to change. 方针
例：

Forty members of the governing Conservative party rebelled, voting against the government line.

执政的保守党中的40名成员倒戈，投票反对政府方针。
18.
可数名词 You can use line to refer to the way in which someone's thoughts or activities develop, particularly if it is logical. 思路
例：

Our discussion in the previous chapter continues this line of thinking.

我们在前一章的讨论延续了这种思维方式。
19.
复数型名词 If you say that something happens along particular lines , or on particular lines , you are giving a general summary or approximate account of what happens, which may not be correct in every detail. 概况
例：

There followed an assortment of praise for the coffee along the lines of "Hey, this coffee is fantastic!"

接着是各种各样大概就像“嘿，这咖啡真棒”一样的对咖啡的称赞。

例：

He'd said something on those lines already.

他已说过内容大致类似的话。
20.
复数型名词 If something is organized on particular lines , or along particular lines , it is organized according to that method or principle. 原则; 方法
例：

...so-called autonomous republics based on ethnic lines.

…建立在种族原则基础上的所谓自治共和国。
21.
可数名词 Your line of business or work is the kind of work that you do. 行业
例：

So what was your father's line of business?

那么你父亲是干哪一行的？
22.
可数名词 In a factory, a line is an arrangement of workers or machines where a product passes from one worker to another until it is finished. 流水线
例：

...a production line capable of producing three different products.

…一条能生产3种不同产品的流水线。
23.
可数名词 You can use line when you are referring to a number of people who are ranked according to status. 次序
例：

Nicholas Paul Patrick was seventh in the line of succession to the throne.

尼古拉斯·保罗·帕特里克在王位继承顺序上排第7。
24.
可数名词 A particular line of people 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. (某个时期有某种共同之处的人、事物的) 系列
例：

We were part of a long line of artists.

我们是由古至今代代艺术家中的一代。
25.
→see also bottom line front line picket line

PHRASES

line /laɪn/

1.
习语 If you say that someone has crossed the line or has stepped over the line , you mean that they have behaved in a way that is considered unacceptable. 举止不当
例：

Sometimes, I think the administration steps over the line when they make these kinds of accusations.

有时候，我认为行政部门在发出这类指责时，他们已经出格了。
2.
习语 If you draw the line at a particular activity, you refuse to do it, because you disapprove of it or because it is more extreme than what you normally do. 拒绝
例：

Letters have come from prisoners, declaring that they would draw the line at hitting an old lady.

来自囚犯们的信件声明他们不会袭击一个老妇人。
3.
习语 If you do something or if it happens to you in the line of duty , you do it or it happens as part of your regular work or as a result of it. 在执行公务中
例：

More than 3,000 police officers were wounded in the line of duty last year.

去年三千多名警官在执行任务时受伤。
4.
习语 If you refer to a method as the 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. 首要手段
例：

Residents have the responsibility of being the first line of defence against wildfires.

居民有责任成为野火的首要防卫人员。
5.
习语 If one object is in line with others, or moves into line with others, they are arranged in a line. You can also say that a number of objects are in line or move into line . 成一直线
例：

The device itself was right under the vehicle, almost in line with the gear lever.

这个装置本身就在车子下面，几乎与换挡杆成一直线。
6.
习语 If one thing is in line with another, or is brought into line with it, the first thing is, or becomes, similar to the second, especially in a way that has been planned or expected. 与…一致
例：

The structure of our schools is now broadly in line with the major countries of the world.

目前我国学校的结构与世界主要国家的是基本一致的。

例：

This brings the law into line with most medical opinion.

这使得该法律与医疗界的大多数意见一致。
7.
习语 If you keep someone in line or bring them into line , you make them obey you, or you make them behave in the way you want them to. 守规矩
例：

All this was just designed to frighten me and keep me in line.

所有这一切只是设计来吓唬我、让我守规矩。
8.
习语 If a machine or piece of equipment comes on line , it starts operating. If it is off line , it is not operating. 在运行中
例：

The new machine will go on line in June 2006.

这台新机器将在2006年6月投入使用。
9.
习语 If you do something on line , you do it using a computer or a computer network. 在网上
例：

They can order their requirements on line.

他们可以在网上定购所需物品。
10.
→see also online
11.
to sign on the dotted line →see dotted

VERB USES

line /laɪn/ [ lining lined lines ]

1.
及物动词 If people or things line a road, room, or other place, they are present in large numbers along its edges or sides. 沿…排列成行
例：

Thousands of local people lined the streets and clapped as the procession went by.

游行队伍经过时，数以千计的当地人在街上列队并鼓掌。
2.
及物动词 If you line a 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. 给…加衬
例：

Line the basket with a bright chequered napkin just before adding the cookies.

放入饼干前，先往篮子里垫上一张鲜亮的方格餐巾。
3.
→see also lining