row, queue, line, rank, file

string, rope, line, cord, thread, wire

名詞 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
   同義詞：argumentation, logical argument, line of reasoning
9. a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
   同義詞：cable, transmission line
10. a connected series of events or actions or developments
    同義詞：course
11. a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
12. a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
    同義詞：wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam
13. a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
    同義詞：pipeline
14. the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
    同義詞：railway line, rail line
15. a telephone connection
    同義詞：telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line
16. acting in conformity
17. the descendants of one individual
    同義詞：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
    同義詞：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
    同義詞：channel, communication channel
22. a particular kind of product or merchandise
    同義詞：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
    同義詞：agate line
25. the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
    同義詞：credit line, line of credit, bank line, personal credit line, personal line of credit
26. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
    同義詞：tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, melodic phrase
27. a short personal letter
    同義詞：note, short letter, billet
28. a conceptual separation or distinction
    同義詞：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
    同義詞：production line, assembly line

動(dòng)詞 line:

1. be in line with; form a line along
   同義詞：run along
2. cover the interior of
3. make a mark or lines on a surface
   同義詞：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.
   他為晚會(huì)安排了一支充滿活力的樂(lè)隊(duì)。
2. She always takes a Marxist line.
   她一貫奉行馬克思主義路線。
3. The battalion commander lined his men along the railway.
   營(yíng)長(zhǎng)命令士兵們沿鐵軌排開(kāi)。
4. Line the drawer with paper, please.
   請(qǐng)?jiān)诔閷侠镤伾霞垺?/div>
5. Their research proceeded along sound lines.
   他們的研究沿著正確的方針進(jìn)行。
6. Hang the clothes on the line.
   把衣服晾在繩子上。

line

n.Abbr. l.（名詞）縮寫(xiě) l.
The path traced by a moving point.
直線：移動(dòng)的點(diǎn)描繪出的線

A thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface.
線條：鋼筆、鉛筆或畫(huà)筆在一表面上劃下的連續(xù)的細(xì)線條
A similar mark cut or scratched into a surface.
縫隙：在表面留下的切痕或刮痕
A crease in the skin, especially on the face; a wrinkle.
皺紋：皮膚褶皺，尤指臉上的；皺紋

A real or imaginary mark positioned in relation to fixed points of reference.
線：與固定的點(diǎn)相 關(guān)的實(shí)線或虛線
A degree or circle of longitude or latitude drawn on a map or globe.
經(jīng)線，緯線，經(jīng)緯度：地圖或地球儀上的經(jīng)緯線或經(jīng)緯度
The equator. Used withthe.
赤道：赤道。和the 連用

A border or boundary:
界限，邊界：
例句：
the county line.
郡的邊界

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

A contour or an outline:
輪廓，外廓：
例句：
the line of the hills against the evening sky.
夜空襯托下的山脈輪廓

A mark used to define a shape or represent a contour.
輪廓線，外廓線：用于定義一形狀或描繪一輪廓的線
Any of the marks that make up the formal design of a picture.
設(shè)計(jì)圖，草描圖：構(gòu)成正式圖樣的線

A cable, rope, string, cord or wire.
繩，索，線，金屬線，電線
Nautical A rope used aboard a ship.
【航?！?/i> 纜繩：用于船上的繩索
A fishing line.
釣魚(yú)線
A clothesline.
衣繩
A cord or tape used, as by builders or surveyors, for measuring, leveling, or straightening.
測(cè)量尺：建筑工或檢測(cè)者使用的繩帶或卷尺，用來(lái)測(cè)量、水準(zhǔn)測(cè)量或較直
A pipe or system of pipes for conveying a fluid:
管道：用來(lái)轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)液態(tài)物體的管道或管道裝置：
例句：
gas lines.
石油管道

An electric-power transmission cable.
電纜：傳送電流的導(dǎo)線

A wire or system of wires connecting telephone or telegraph systems.
電話線：連接電話或電報(bào)系統(tǒng)的電線或電線系統(tǒng)
An open or functioning telephone connection:
電話線路：不占線的電話線或正在使用的電話線：
例句：
tried to get a free line.
試著撥通一電話線路

A passenger or cargo system of public or private transportation, as by ship, aircraft, or bus, usually over a definite route.
（固定路線的）運(yùn)輸系統(tǒng)：通常有固定路線的公有或私有貸運(yùn)或客運(yùn)系統(tǒng)，如船運(yùn)、空運(yùn)或汽運(yùn)
A company owning or managing such a system.
（固定路線的）運(yùn)輸公司：擁有或經(jīng)營(yíng)這種運(yùn)輸系統(tǒng)的公司

A railway track or system of tracks.
鐵路，鐵軌：鐵路或鐵路系統(tǒng)
A particular section of a railway network:
鐵路線：鐵路線或鐵路線系統(tǒng)：
例句：
the Philadelphia-Trenton line.
從費(fèi)城至特蘭頓的鐵路線

A course of progress or movement; a route:
路線：進(jìn)行或運(yùn)動(dòng)的線路；航線：
例句：
a line of flight.
飛行航線

A general method, manner, or course of procedure:
方法，程序：過(guò)程的一般方法、方式或路線：
例句：
different lines of thought; took a hard line on defense.
不同的思考方法；采取強(qiáng)硬的抵抗方式

A manner or course of procedure determined by a specified factor:
主義，路線：有特定因素決定的過(guò)程的方式或路線：
例句：
development along socialist lines.
按照社會(huì)主認(rèn)路線發(fā)展

An official or prescribed policy:
路線，方針，政策：官方或指定的政策：
例句：
the party line.
黨的路線

Often lines A general concept or model:
常作 lines 概念，模范：
例句：
a trilogy along the lines of theOresteia.
一部奧瑞斯忒亞 風(fēng)格的三部曲

A condition of agreement; alignment:
同意；聯(lián)盟：
例句：
brought the front wheels into line; a wage agreement in line with current inflation.
使前輪成同向行駛；和先行通貨膨脹相配合的工資協(xié)議

One`s trade, occupation, or field of interest:
職業(yè)，興趣：某人的職業(yè)或興趣所及：
例句：
What line of work are you inô
你的工作是什么ô

Range of competence:
擅長(zhǎng)，特長(zhǎng)：具有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力的領(lǐng)域：
例句：
not in my line.
這不是我所擅長(zhǎng)期的

Merchandise or services of a similar or related nature:
系列商品，相關(guān)的服務(wù)：形式相似或相關(guān)的商品或服務(wù)：
例句：
carries a complete line of small tools.
包攬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.
售票處排的長(zhǎng)隊(duì)；一排石頭

Ancestry or lineage.
家系，血統(tǒng)
A series of persons, especially from one family, who succeed each other:
家世，家系：尤指一個(gè)家族從上代傳至下代的一系列親屬：
例句：
a line of monarchs; comes from a long line of bankers.
皇族；來(lái)自銀行世家

A strain, as of livestock or plants, developed and maintained by selective breeding.
血統(tǒng)：（牲畜或植物的）血統(tǒng)，利用優(yōu)生種子發(fā)展和保持

A sequence of related things that leads to a certain ending:
一連串的事物：最終導(dǎo)致一定的結(jié)果的一系列相關(guān)的事物：
例句：
a line of argument.
一連串的辯論

An ordered system of operations that allows a sequential manufacture or assembly of goods at all or various stages of production.
流水線，生產(chǎn)線：運(yùn)行的有序系統(tǒng)，可進(jìn)行連續(xù)生產(chǎn)或產(chǎn)品生產(chǎn)所有或各個(gè)階段的生產(chǎn)裝配
The personnel of an organization or a business who actually make a product or perform a service.
作業(yè)人員，裝配人員：一個(gè)組織或商業(yè)機(jī)構(gòu)的人員，參與產(chǎn)品制造或提供服務(wù)

A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.
字行：水平的一行印刷或書(shū)寫(xiě)的字或符號(hào)
One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.
水平畫(huà)質(zhì)線：構(gòu)成電視圖象的平行的掃描線
A brief letter; a note:
短信；便條：
例句：
I`ll drop you a line.
我會(huì)留個(gè)便條給你

A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter:
詩(shī)行：詩(shī)的單位，以視覺(jué)停頓或標(biāo)點(diǎn)停頓結(jié)尾，通常有一定長(zhǎng)度和格律：
例句：
a line of iambic pentameter.
一行抑揚(yáng)五音步詩(shī)

Often lines The dialogue of a theatrical presentation, such as a play:
常作 lines 臺(tái)詞：用于舞臺(tái)表演的對(duì)話，如劇本：
例句：
spent the weekend learning her lines.
利用熟記她的臺(tái)詞

Informal Glib or insincere talk, usually intended to deceive or impress:
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 謊言，假話：油滑或虛情假意的話，通常用來(lái)欺騙或加深印象：
例句：
He kept on handing me a line about how busy he is.
他不斷地對(duì)我撒謊，說(shuō)他很忙

lines Chiefly British
lines 【多用于英國(guó)】
A marriage certificate.
結(jié)婚證書(shū)
A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.
罰寫(xiě)，罰抄詩(shī)：作為處罰而讓學(xué)生抄寫(xiě)的一定行數(shù)的散文或詩(shī)
Games A horizontal demarcation on a scorecard in bridge dividing the honor score from the trick score.
【游戲】 （橋牌）區(qū)分：將價(jià)值最高的牌的得分與墩數(shù)得分分屏的橋牌記分表上的水平線

A source of information.
信息來(lái)源
The information itself:
信息：
例句：
got a line on the computer project.
得到關(guān)于計(jì)算機(jī)工程的信息

Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.
【音樂(lè)】 譜線：五線譜上五條平行線中的一條
A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece:
和弦，和聲部分：音樂(lè)作品中持續(xù)的節(jié)奏或和聲部分：
例句：
a rock song with a driving bass line.
以強(qiáng)勁的低音和聲的歌曲

A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.
戰(zhàn)斗編隊(duì)系列：各組成部分如軍隊(duì)、坦克或戰(zhàn)艦肩并肩排列的編隊(duì)
The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.
前線，前沿陣地：最靠近敵人的戰(zhàn)斗區(qū)；前線
The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.
（最前線的）戰(zhàn)斗隊(duì)伍，戰(zhàn)船：排在前列用來(lái)進(jìn)攻或防衛(wèi)的軍隊(duì)或戰(zhàn)艦
The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.
作戰(zhàn)武力：陸軍或海軍的常備軍力量，與文官和后勤人員相對(duì)照而言
The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.
指揮官：直接指揮軍艦或軍事單位的軍官
A bulwark or trench.
戰(zhàn)壕，壕溝
An extended system of such fortifications or defenses:
戰(zhàn)壕工事：這種用于防身或堅(jiān)守的戰(zhàn)壕系統(tǒng)：
例句：
the Siegfried line.
齊格菲防線

Sports
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】
A foul line.
犯規(guī)線
A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.
陣線：在球場(chǎng)或競(jìng)技場(chǎng)上表明范圍的實(shí)線或想象中的線
A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.
起始線，終點(diǎn)線：賽跑中起點(diǎn)或終點(diǎn)的實(shí)際或想象的線
The center and two wings making up a hockey team`s offensive unit.
防衛(wèi)陣線：曲棍球球隊(duì)中場(chǎng)和兩側(cè)邊翼構(gòu)成的防守線
Football
【橄欖球】
A line of scrimmage.
爭(zhēng)球線
The linemen considered as a group.
前鋒：前鋒的集合體
Informal The odds a bookmaker gives, especially for sports events.
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 賭博業(yè)者提供的勝算，尤指體育比賽中

A kind of coverage available in insurance.
保險(xiǎn)承保的范圍
The proportion of an insurance risk assumed by a particular underwriter or company.
保險(xiǎn)額：由特定保險(xiǎn)人或保險(xiǎn)公司在保險(xiǎn)中承擔(dān)的險(xiǎn)額
Slang A small amount of cocaine arranged in a thin, usually tightly rolled strip for sniffing.
【俚語(yǔ)】 可卡因：一小份可卡因，通常緊緊地卷成細(xì)條狀以供吸食
Archaic One`s lot or position in life.
【古語(yǔ)】 運(yùn)氣，地位
v.（動(dòng)詞）
lined,lin.ing,lines
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To mark, incise, or cover with a line or lines.
畫(huà)線：用線標(biāo)記、雕刻或畫(huà)線于
To represent with lines.
用線表示
To place in a series or row.
成線狀排列
To form a bordering line along:
沿…形成分界線：
例句：
Small stalls lined the alley.
巷中擺滿小攤販

Baseball To hit (a ball) sharply, usually in a straight line.
【棒球】 擊出邊線快速直線球：通常沿著直線方向猛擊（球）
v.intr.Baseball （不及物動(dòng)詞）【棒球】
To hit a line drive:
打平直球：
例句：
lined out to shortstop.
打出游擊手方向的快速直線球

<常用詞組>line up
To arrange in or form a line.
排成直線，形成直線
To organize and make ready:
組織準(zhǔn)備好：
例句：
lined up considerable support for the bill.
準(zhǔn)備好對(duì)此法案的重要支持

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>all along the line
In every place.
每個(gè)地方，處處
At every stage or moment.
隨時(shí)，全過(guò)程的
down the line
All the way; throughout:
從頭至尾；自始至終：
例句：
Errors are to be found down the line.
錯(cuò)誤處處可見(jiàn)

At a point or an end in the future.
將來(lái)的某一點(diǎn)或結(jié)果
in line for
Next in order for:
即將得到的：
例句：
in line for the presidency.
即將成為總統(tǒng)的

on the line
Ready or available for immediate payment.
隨時(shí)可支付的
So as to be risked; in jeopardy:
得冒險(xiǎn)的；有危險(xiǎn)的：
例句：
.Careers were on the line once again.(Seymour M. Hersh)
.職業(yè)再一次面臨危險(xiǎn).(西摩M.赫什)

out of line
Uncalled-for; improper.
不合適的；不恰當(dāng)
Unruly and out of control.
舉止粗魯?shù)?，失去控制?/br>來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old English lone
源自 古英語(yǔ) lone
and from Old French ligne
并源自 古法語(yǔ) ligne
both from Latin lonea [feminine sing. of] loneus [of linen]
都源自 拉丁語(yǔ) lonea [] loneus的陰性單數(shù) [亞麻布]
from lonum [thread, linen] * see líno-
源自 lonum [線，亞麻線] *參見(jiàn) líno-

line
line 2

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
lined,lin.ing,lines
To fit a covering to the inside surface of:
裝襯：在衣服里面縫上罩里：
例句：
a coat lined with fur.
用毛皮作里子的大衣

To cover the inner surface of:
覆蓋里層：
例句：
Moisture lined the walls of the cave.
濕氣布滿壁爐

To fill plentifully, as with money or food.
填充：用錢(qián)或食物填滿

來(lái)源：
Middle English linen
中古英語(yǔ) linen
from line [flax, linen cloth]
源自 line [亞麻，亞麻布]
from Old English lon
源自 古英語(yǔ) lon
from Latin lonum * see líno-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) lonum *參見(jiàn) líno-