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line

line&+{1}

[laɪn]

a narrow continuous mark, as one made by a pencil, pen, or brush across a surface

such a mark cut into or raised from a surface

a thin indented mark or wrinkle

a straight or curved continuous trace having no breadth that is produced by a moving point

any straight one-dimensional geometrical element whose identity is determined by two points. A line segment lies between any two points on a line.a set of points (x, y) that satisfies the equation y = mx + c, where m is the gradient and c is the intercept with the y-axis

a border or boundary

the county line

a white or coloured band indicating a boundary or division on a field, track, etc.a mark or imaginary mark at which a race begins or ends

See line of scrimmage .the players arranged in a row on either side of the line of scrimmage at the start of each play

a specified point of change or limit

the dividing line between sanity and madness

the edge or contour of a shape, as in sculpture or architecture, or a mark on a painting, drawing, etc, defining or suggesting this.the sum or type of such contours or marks, characteristic of a style or design

anything long, flexible, and thin, such as a wire or string

a fishing line

a telephone connection

a direct line to New York

a conducting wire, cable, or circuit for making connections between pieces of electrical apparatus, such as a cable for electric-power transmission, telecommunications, etc.(as modifier)

a system of travel or transportation, esp over agreed routes

a shipping line

a company operating such a system

a route between two points on a railway

a railway track, including the roadbed, sleepers, etc.one of the rails of such a track

a roadway usually in a rural area

a course or direction of movement or advance

the line of flight of a bullet

a course or method of action, behaviour, etc

take a new line with him

a policy or prescribed course of action or way of thinking (often in the phrases bring or come into line)

a field of study, interest, occupation, trade, or profession

this book is in your line

alignment; true (esp in the phrases in line, out of line)

one kind of product or article

a nice line in hats

a collection of bales of wool all of the one type

a row of persons or things

a line of cakes on the conveyor belt

a chronological or ancestral series, esp of people

a line of prime ministers

a row of words printed or written across a page or column

a unit of verse consisting of the number of feet appropriate to the metre being used and written or printed with the words in a single row

a short letter; note

just a line to say thank you

a piece of useful information or hint about something

give me a line on his work

one of a number of narrow horizontal bands forming a television picture

a narrow band in an electromagnetic spectrum, resulting from a transition in an atom, ion, or molecule of a gas or plasma

any of the five horizontal marks that make up the stave.See space .the musical part or melody notated on one such set.a discernible shape formed by sequences of notes or musical sounds.(in polyphonic music) a set of staves that are held together with a bracket or brace

a unit of magnetic flux equal to 1 maxwell

a defensive or fortified position, esp one that marks the most forward position in war or a national boundary

the front line

a formation adopted by a body or a number of military units when drawn up abreast

the combatant forces of certain armies and navies, excluding supporting arms

one of four divisions of the target on a fencer's body, considered as areas to which specific attacks are made

the scent left by a fox

the equator (esp in the phrase crossing the line).any circle or arc on the terrestrial or celestial sphere

the amount of insurance written by an underwriter for a particular risk

a line of people, vehicles, etc, waiting for somethingAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries) queue

a portion of a powdered drug for snorting

something said for effect, esp to solicit for money, sex, etc

he gave me his usual line

to mark with a line or lines

to draw or represent with a line or lines

to be or put as a border to

tulips lined the lawns

to place in or form a row, series, or alignment

See lines See line-up

line

line&+{2}

[laɪn]

to attach an inside covering to (a garment, curtain, etc), as for protection, to hide the seaming, or so that it should hang well

to cover or fit the inside of

to line the walls with books

to fill plentifully

a purse lined with money

to reinforce the back of (a book) with fabric, paper, etc

习惯用语: line ahead a formation adopted by a naval unit for manoeuvring; line abreast 同; above the line denoting entries above a horizontal line on a profit and loss account, separating those that establish the profit or loss from those that show how the profit is distributed.denoting revenue transactions rather than capital transactions in a nation's accounts.expenditure on media advertising through an agency, rather than internally arranged advertising, such as direct mail, free samples, etc.denoting bonus points, marked above the horizontal line on the score card; below the line denoting entries below a horizontal line on a profit and loss account, separating those that establish the profit or loss from those that show how the profit is distributed.denoting capital transactions rather than revenue transactions in a nation's accounts.denoting expenditure on advertising by other means than the traditional media, such as the provision of free gifts, special displays, direct mailshots, etc.denoting points scored towards game and rubber, marked below the horizontal line on the score card; all along the line at every stage in a series.in every detail; do a line to associate (with a person of the opposite sex) regularly; go out (with); draw the line to reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); get a line on to obtain information about; hold the line to keep a telephone line open.to prevent the opponents from taking the ball forward.(of soldiers) to keep formation, as when under fire; in line for in the running for; a candidate for; in line with conforming to; in the line of duty as a necessary and usually undesired part of the performance of one's responsibilities; lay on the line to pay money.to speak frankly and directly.to risk (one's career, reputation, etc) on something; put on the line 同; shoot a line to try to create a false image, as by boasting or exaggerating; step out of line to fail to conform to expected standards, attitudes, etc; toe the line to conform to expected standards, attitudes, etc