英汉词典

line 基本解释

• n. 路线，航线；排；绳
• vt. 排成一行；划线于；以线条标示；使…起皱纹
• vi. 排队；站成一排
• n. (Line)人名；(英)莱恩；(俄)利涅

line 词态变化

line 中文词源

来自拉丁语linum,亚麻，词源同linen,linseed.引申词义麻绳，绳索，行业等诸多词义。

line 英文词源

line

line: [OE] The closest modern English line comes to its ancestor is probably in the fisherman’s ‘rod and line’ – a ‘string’ or ‘chord’. For it goes back to Latin līnea ‘string’. This was a derivative of līnum ‘flax’ (source of English linen), and hence meant etymologically ‘flaxen thread’. English acquired it in two separate phases.

First of all it was borrowed directly from Latin in the Old English period, and then it made a return appearance via Old French ligne in the 14th century; the two have coalesced to form modern English line. Derived forms include lineage [14], lineal [15], lineament [15], and liner [19]. The last is based on the sense ‘shipping line’, which goes back to the notion of a ‘line’ or succession of ships plying between ports.
=> align, lineal, linen, liner

line (n.)

a Middle English merger of Old English line "cable, rope; series, row, row of letters; rule, direction," and Old French ligne "guideline, cord, string; lineage, descent;" both from Latin linea "linen thread, string, line," from phrase linea restis "linen cord," from fem. of lineus (adj.) "of linen," from linum "linen" (see linen).

Oldest sense is "rope, cord, string;" extended late 14c. to "a thread-like mark" (from sense "cord used by builders for making things level," mid-14c.), also "track, course, direction." Sense of "things or people arranged in a straight line" is from 1550s. That of "cord bearing hooks used in fishing" is from c. 1300. Meaning "one's occupation, branch of business" is from 1630s, probably from misunderstood KJV translation of 2 Cor. x:16, "And not to boast in another mans line of things made ready to our hand," where line translates Greek kanon, literally "measuring rod." Meaning "class of goods in stock" is from 1834. Meaning "telegraph wire" is from 1847 (later "telephone wire").

Meaning "policy or set of policies of a political faction" is 1892, American English, from notion of a procession of followers; this is the sense in party line. In British army, the Line (1802) is the regular, numbered troops, as distinguished from guards and auxiliaries. In the Navy (1704, as in ship of the line) it refers to the battle line. Lines "words of an actor's part" is from 1882. Lines of communication were originally transverse trenches in siegeworks.

line (v.1)

"to cover the inner side of," late 14c., from Old English lin "linen cloth" (see linen). Linen was frequently used in the Middle Ages as a second layer of material on the inner side of a garment. Related: Lined; lining.

line (v.2)

late 14c., "to tie with a cord," from line (n.). Meaning "to mark or mark off with lines" is from mid-15c. Sense of "to arrange in a line" is from 1640s; that of "to join a line" is by 1773. To line up "form a line" is attested by 1889, in U.S. football.

line 词组搭配

line 英文释义

1. a formation of people or things one beside another;

"the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"

"they were arrayed in line of battle"

"the cast stood in line for the curtain call"

2. a mark that is long relative to its width;

"He drew a line on the chart"

"The substance produced characteristic lines on the spectroscope"

3. a formation of people or things one behind another;

"the line stretched clear around the corner"

"you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter"

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;

"the letter consisted of three short lines"

"there are six lines in every stanza"

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);

"they attacked the enemy's line"

8. the methodical process of logical reasoning;

"I can't follow your line of reasoning"

9. a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

10. a connected series of events or actions or developments;

"the government took a firm course"

"historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"

11. a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

12. a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface;

"his face has many lines"

"ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"

13. a pipe used to transport liquids or gases;

"a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"

14. the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed

15. a telephone connection

16. acting in conformity;

"in line with"

"he got out of line"

"toe the line"

17. the descendants of one individual;

"his entire lineage has been warriors"

18. something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible;

"a washing line"

19. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money;

"he's not in my line of business"

20. in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area

21. (often plural) a means of communication or access;

"it must go through official channels"

"lines of communication were set up between the two firms"

22. a particular kind of product or merchandise;

"a nice line of shoes"

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

25. the maximum credit that a customer is allowed

26. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;

"she was humming an air from Beethoven"

27. a short personal letter;

"drop me a line when you get there"

28. a conceptual separation or demarcation;

"there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"

29. mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

line 同义词解析

row, queue, line, rank, file

这些名词均含"列，队，排"之意。

row： 指单独的一列，也可指平行的数行中的一行，而不论是横或纵。

queue： 指人们为做某事而有顺序排成的队，在等的过程中不断向前移动。

line： 指人或物排成的行列。

rank和file常为军事用语，前者指肩并肩排列整齐的士兵横排，后者指纵队。

string, rope, line, cord, thread, wire

这些名词均含"线"之意。

string： 普通用词，指捆绑小件物品的细绳或细带子。

rope： 指用于捆绑大物件的粗壮而坚固的绳子，一般用绵、毛、麻、金属或其它材料制成。

line： 普通用词，含义广泛，指任何一种线，常作引申用。

cord指比string粗，比rope细，较牢固，通常用于捆扎较小物品的线或绳。用作引申当约束讲。

thread： 普通用词，指用棉、毛、丝或纤维等纹成的很细的线，通常用于缝纫、纺织等。

wire： 专指用金属制成的线。

line 双语例句

1. Megamalls and fast food restaurants line the highway system.

公路系统沿线有大型商场和快餐店。

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2. Their first car rolls off the production line on December 16.

他们的第一辆车于12月16日下线。

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3. Elliott crossed the finish line just half a second behind his adversary.

埃利奥特跨过终点线时仅比对手落后半秒钟。

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4. Her ear, shoulder and hip are in a straight line.

她的耳朵、肩膀和髋部呈一条直线。

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5. The Chief Constable's clipped tones crackled over the telephone line.

电话线那头噼里啪啦地传来警察局长短促的声音。

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line 实用场景例句

Draw a line down that page's center.

沿那一页的中心画一条竖线。

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...a dotted line...

虚线

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He has a large, generous face with deep lines.

他宽大的脸盘上布满了深深的皱纹。

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...fine lines and wrinkles.

细细的皱纹和褶子

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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。

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Children clutching empty bowls form a line...

紧紧抓着空碗的孩子们排成一队。

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

下一行应该是：5天，23.5小时。

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Tina wouldn't have read more than three lines.

蒂娜肯定读不过三行。

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...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”

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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。

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'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！”

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...chat-up lines like 'You've got beautiful eyes'.

诸如“你的眼睛很漂亮”之类的搭讪语

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She put her washing on the line.

她把洗好的衣物晾在绳子上。

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...a piece of fishing-line...

一节钓线

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The telephone lines went dead...

电话断线了。

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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？

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...the 24-hours information line.

24小时信息热线

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...details from Lesbian Line.

女同性恋热线传来的详情

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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。

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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。

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Walk in a straight line...

沿直线行进。

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The wings were at right angles to the line of flight.

机翼与航线成直角。

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

他们得一直坐到终点站。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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...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

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...the California state line.

加利福尼亚州州界

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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。

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