n (1) 1)(劃的)線(long narrow mark made by a pen，pencil or tool)[C]：draw a～parallel to.../from A to B 劃一條與……平行的線/從A到B劃一條線;White～s divided the lanes of the highways. 白線把公路的車道分開。a broken/curved/dotted/thin/thick/horizontal/paralleled/perpendicular/solid/straight/vertical/wavy～一條虛/曲/虛/細(xì)/粗/水平/平行/垂直/實(shí)/直/垂直/波紋線; 2)(繪畫中)線條的使用(use of such lines，esp in art)[U]：translate life into～and colour以線條和色彩描繪實(shí)物;the beauty of～in this work 這件作品中的線條美;clearness of～明晰的線條;
?(2)線，繩(piece of rope，wire or string)[C]：a clothes/fishing～曬衣繩/釣魚線;a strong hemp～一條結(jié)實(shí)的麻繩;a life/sounding～救生/測深索;
?(3)排，隊(duì)，列(row of people or things)[C]：form a～列(排)隊(duì);push into a～插隊(duì);stand/wait in～排隊(duì)等候;a check-out～等待結(jié)賬的一隊(duì)人;a～of chairs/trees/houses 一排椅子/樹/房子;The cars were standing still in a long～. 汽車都停下來排成了一條長龍。establish a picket～設(shè)立警戒(糾察)線;a tight picket～of striking workers 罷工工人嚴(yán)密的糾察線;〖同〗queue;
?(4)管道，線路(continuous system，esp of pipes，electrical or telephone cables，connecting one place with another)[C]：a fuel/a gas/a sewage～燃料/煤氣/污水管道;an oil～ 石油管道;high-voltage/power～s 高壓/輸電線;telephone～s 電話線;The～is busy/engaged.(電話)占線。Hold the～，please. 請不要掛斷電話。a hot～for missing children 失蹤兒童熱線;the hot～between Washington and Moscow 華盛頓與莫斯科之間的熱線;
?(5)1)線路，航線(route)[C]：introduce a new/discontinue a bus～開辟一條新的/中止一條公共汽車線路;cut the enemy supply～s 切斷敵人的補(bǔ)給線;transport～s 運(yùn)輸線;steamship/air～s 輪船/空中航線; 2)運(yùn)輸公司(company that provides a regular transport service)[C]：a bus/shipping～公共汽車/航運(yùn)公司;an airline 航空公司;
?(6)鐵路線;鐵軌(railway;track of railway)[C]：construct a double～of railway 建造一條雙軌鐵路;Passengers must cross the～by the bridge only. 旅客必須通過天橋過鐵路。a branch～支線;the main～干線;
?(7)界線，邊界，區(qū)別(edge or boundary;border;distinction)[C]：The ball crossed the～. 球出界了。cross the～into Canada from the United States 從美國越過邊界進(jìn)入加拿大;draw a～between right and wrong 分清是非;a sharp dividing～明顯的分界線;a city/country～市/國界;foul/service～罰/發(fā)球錢;the dead～最后期限;
?(8)戰(zhàn)線(boundary between areas occupied by enemy armies during a war)[C]：a battle/cease-fire/front～戰(zhàn)線/停火線/前線;behind the enemy～s 在敵人后方;send men to the firing～把士兵派到火線上去;
?(9)作業(yè)線(conveyor belt)[C]：work on an assembly/a production～在裝配/生產(chǎn)線上工作;
?(10)行動(dòng)路線，策略(course or action;policy)[U，a～]：adhere to (follow) the Party/Marxist～堅(jiān)持(遵循)黨/馬克思主義的路線;pursue the Party～奉行黨的方針;take a firm/hard～against ... 對……采取強(qiáng)硬策略;reject the management's～on sth 否決管理部門處理某事的方法;
?(11)外形，輪廓(outline or shape)[pl]：a ship of fine～s 外形美觀的船;the sharp～s of a Gothic church 哥德式教堂分明的輪廓;She has good～s in her face. 她臉的輪廓很美。
?(12)皮膚上的條紋，皺紋(mark on the skin where it folds often;wrinkle)[C]：have many～s on one's face 臉上滿是皺紋;His face is covered with deep～s. 他臉上布滿很深的皺紋。He can read the～s on one's hand. 他能看懂人的手紋。
?(13)行業(yè)(occupation)[U，a～]：What～are you in? 你是干哪行的?He is in the banking/building～.他從事銀行/建筑業(yè)。His～is medicine/grocery. 他從醫(yī)/做雜貨生意。
?(14)消(信)息(information)[C，sing]：give sb/get (have) a～on sth 告訴某人有關(guān)……的消息/得到關(guān)于……的信息;
?(15) 1)一行字(row of words on a page)[C]：scratch/scrawl a few～s 潦草地寫幾行;write in alternate～s 隔行書寫;a poem of six～s 一首六行詩;quote a few～s of ... 引用……的幾行詩;There is not a dull～in the whole of the article. 整篇文章沒有一行是乏味的。read between the～s 體會(huì)字里行間的意思;2)短信(short letter)[C](infml)：drop sb a～給某人寫封短信;a～from a friend 朋友寄來的短信;3)臺(tái)詞(words spoken by an actor)[pl]：blow/bluff/forget one's～s 忘了臺(tái)詞;go over/rehearse one's～s 復(fù)習(xí)/默誦臺(tái)詞;The actor was not sure of his～s. 那演員對臺(tái)詞沒有把握。
?(16)家系(succession of persons descended from a common ancestor)[C，通常sing]：one's family～某人的家系;the male/female～父/母系;the direct～直系;He comes of a noble～.他出身名門。
?(17)商品的種類(type of products)[U，a～]：a cheap～in hats 一種廉價(jià)的帽子;We have a complete/a full～of photographic supplies. 我們有各種各樣的攝影用品。He carries the best～of shoes in town.他擁有全城最好的鞋類貨品。
?all along the line 完全地，全部地：I agree with you all along the～. 我完全同意你的意見。win victory all along the～全線獲勝;
?draw a/the line 1)區(qū)別開：Can you draw a～between a battle and a war?你能說出戰(zhàn)役與戰(zhàn)爭的區(qū)別嗎? 2)規(guī)定一個(gè)限度，確定不做某事：We'd like to invite everybody to our party，but we have to draw a～somewhere.我們愿意邀請每個(gè)人都來參加聚會(huì)，但我們得定個(gè)限度。draw the～at using violence 不使用暴力;
?in line 使得到控制(有秩序)：The government passed a new law to keep prices in～. 政府通過了一項(xiàng)新的法律來控制物價(jià)。
?(be) in line for/to do sth 下面該輪到：He's in～for promotion.下次該輪到他晉升了。
?(be) in line with 1)符合，和……一致：in～with the government policy 與政府的政策一致：His actions were not in～with his beliefs.他的行為與他的信仰不一致。2)按照：in～with history and social evolution/the custom of the school 根據(jù)歷史和社會(huì)的發(fā)展/按照這所學(xué)校的習(xí)慣;
?be in one's line 對……在行(有興趣)：That's not much in my～.我對此不大在行。
?(be) out of line 1)不成直線：The two edges were out of～. 那兩條邊不齊。2)不守規(guī)矩，出格：The last remark was out of～. 最后那句話不妥。
?be out of line with 不符合(一致)：I can't understand his taking up that position;it is quite out of～with what one would expect of him.我不明白他為什么要擔(dān)任那一職務(wù)，這與人們對他的期望不相稱。
?bring sth/come/fall/get/move into line with(使)一致：They have brought their prices into～with ours.他們已使他們的價(jià)格與我們一致了。
?in (the) line of duty 在執(zhí)行任(公)務(wù)：meet one's death in～of duty因公殉職;
?lay it on the line 坦率地說：Let me lay it on the～— you are a thief. 坦率地說——你就是個(gè)賊。
?lay/put sth on the line 使處于危險(xiǎn)中：The champion is laying his title on the～in the fight tonight. 這位世界冠軍在今晚的拳擊賽中可能會(huì)失去他的稱號(hào)。
?toe the line 規(guī)規(guī)矩矩：The new teacher will make Joe toe the～. 新教師要使喬規(guī)規(guī)矩矩。
?→′lineage n 家系，血統(tǒng);′lineal adj 直系的;′linear adj(直)線的，線性的;
?vt (1)畫線，使起皺紋(draw lines on;mark with lines)[尤pass：T+n，T+n+prep]： Wrinkles～d her face. 她臉上布滿皺紋。Sheets of white paper～d in blue 劃有藍(lán)條格的白紙;～the paper with a pencil and a ruler 用鉛筆和尺在紙上畫線;His face is deeply～d with cares and anxieties.他的臉因擔(dān)心和焦慮而布滿深深的皺紋。
?(2)沿……排列(form lines along)[T+n，T+n+prep]：Crowds/Tall trees～d the street (road). 街道(道路)兩旁站著一排排的人/排列著高大的樹木。The side of the lake is～d by trees. 湖畔樹木成行。～a frontier with soldiers 沿邊境線部署士兵;The river-bank was～d with people. 人們排列在河岸上。
?line up (v adv) 1)(使)排隊(duì)(成一行)(vi & vt)：We～d up to buy tickets. 我們排隊(duì)買票。The captain～d up his soldier for a roll call. 上尉讓士兵列隊(duì)點(diǎn)名。2)和……站在一起(vi)：He is～ing up alongside with the most progressive people in his party. 他同他黨內(nèi)最進(jìn)步的人士站在一起。3)集中，召集(vt)(infml)：They've～d up some excellent entertainers for our show.他們?yōu)槲覀兊难莩稣偌艘恍﹥?yōu)秀演員。
?→′line-up 一隊(duì)(排)人