- [countable]
a long, thin mark on a surface 線；線條 a straight/solid/dotted/dashed line 直線/實線/虛線/虛線 a wavy/diagonal line 波浪線/斜線 a vertical/horizontal line 垂直線；水平線 parallel lines 平行線 Draw a thick black line across the page. 在此頁上橫畫一條粗黑線。
Extra ExamplesHe wrote the title and drew a line under it. 他寫了標題，並在下面畫了一條線。 She could draw a perfectly straight line. 她能畫一條完美的直線。 He created his first strictly geometrical work, using only straight lines and circles. 他創造了他的第一個嚴格的幾何作品，只用直線和圓。 a faint white line 模糊的白線 Cut along the dotted line. 沿虛線裁開。 The outlines of the object beneath its cover are shown in dotted lines. 覆蓋物下的物體輪廓用虛線表示。 The old Roman road is indicated on the map by a dotted line. 舊羅馬道路在地圖上用虛線標出。 This is indicated in sheet music by a long wavy line connecting the two staves. 在樂譜中，這是由一條連接兩根樂譜的長波浪線表示的。 The contour lines represent points of equal elevation. 等高線代表等高的點。 The mural has white diagonal lines crisscrossing in all directions. 壁畫上有縱橫交錯的白色斜線。 Red lines denote security updates and blue lines denote recommended updates. 紅線表示安全更新，藍線表示推薦更新。 a pattern of parallel wavy lines 平行波浪線的圖案 Draw a chalk line on the container to record the level. 在容器上畫一條粉筆線來記錄液位。 He traces a line in white paint along the wall. 他沿着牆用白漆畫了一條線。 The road has a double yellow line painted on the side indicating that you cannot park. 這條路的側面畫了一條黃色的雙線，表示你不能停車。 A red line marks where the wall stood. 一條紅線標出了牆的位置。 The pencil line connects one box to another. 鉛筆線把一個方框與另一個方框連起來。 The watercolor strokes and the pencil lines run in the same direction. 水彩筆畫和鉛筆畫的方向相同。 She draws the paint out into thin, spidery lines. 她把顔料畫成細長的線條。 The work shows thin black parallel lines crossing a field of white. 這幅作品展示了穿過白色區域的黑色平行線。 Dark areas are shaded with thin lines. 深色區域用細線陰影。 Why is there that faint vertical line on the screen? 爲什麽屏幕上有那條淡淡的垂直線？ Yellowish spots form a line down the middle of the caterpillar's back. 黃色斑點在毛毛蟲背部中間形成一條線。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- thick
- …
- draw
- mark
- run
- divide something
- separate something
- …
- in a line
- a line of latitude
- a line of longitude
- [countable]
a long, thin mark on the ground to show the limit or border of something, especially of a playing area in some sports 界線；（尤指運動場地的）場地線，場界 The first to cross the line wins the race. 第一個沖過終點線的人赢得比賽。 They were all waiting on the starting line. 他們全都在起跑線上等待着。 She crossed the centre line and hit an oncoming truck. 她越過中線，撞上了一輛迎面而來的卡車。 - over/across the line
The ball was over the line. 球越線了。 - behind the line
Your feet must be behind the line when you serve (= in tennis). 發球時你的腳必須站在底線的外面。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsa1The ball was called out but a replay showed it was right on the line. 球被叫了出來，但重放顯示它就在邊線上。 A goal was given but I don't think the ball crossed the line. 給了我一個進球，但我認爲球沒有越線。 He moved the ball quickly along the line and scored. 他沿着線迅速移動球並得分。 They are good at passing the ball down the line. 他們擅長把球傳到底線。 He stood in the middle of an empty football pitch, on the centre line. 他站在一個空蕩蕩的足球場中央，在中線上。 It was a photo finish, with three cyclists appearing to cross the line simultaneously. 這是一個照片結束，三個騎自行車的人似乎同時越過了線。 She got off the start line quickly and was leading at the 500-meter mark. 她很快下了起跑線，在500米處領先。 It's a country lane with no lines. 這是一條沒有線條的鄉間小路。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- thick
- …
- draw
- mark
- run
- divide something
- separate something
- …
- in a line
- a line of latitude
- a line of longitude
- [countable]
a mark like a line on somebody’s skin that people usually get as they get older 皺紋；褶子 Extra ExamplesDeep worry lines had appeared on her forehead. 深深的愁紋已經爬上了她的額頭。 I saw the faint lines of concern etched into his brow. 我看見他的額頭上已經出現了淡淡的愁紋。 a cream that improves the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles 改善細紋和皺紋的面霜 I'm starting to get lines around my mouth. 我的嘴角開始有皺紋了。 The camera focuses on the wrinkled laughter lines around the man's eyes. 鏡頭聚焦在男人眼睛周圍布滿皺紋的笑紋上。 The bright light shows all the lines on your face. 明亮的光線顯示出你臉上所有的線條。 a slim face with deep lines on either side of the mouth 嘴巴兩邊都有很深皺紋的瘦臉 Smoking gives you lines on your skin. 吸煙會讓你的皮膚産生皺紋。 She says she doesn't frown because it gives you lines. 她說她不皺眉，因爲它給你線條。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- worry
- deep
- faint
- …
- have
- run
- appear
- [countable]
a row of people or things next to each other or behind each other 排；行；列 They formed a line and marched forward. 他們排成一行向前行進。 - in a line
The children all stood in a line. 孩子們全都站成一排。 - line of something
They were stuck in a line of traffic. 他們塞在汽車長龍裏面了。 a straight/long line of trees 一排筆直/長長的樹
Extra ExamplesMake sure the posts are planted in a straight line. 確保柱子排成一條直線。 There were three bins in a line. 一排有三個箱子。 They were all walking along the lane in a line. 他們都排成一行沿着小路走。 grasses are planted at regular intervals in long diagonal lines 草以固定的間隔種植在長對角線上 A line of cars stretched as far as the eye could see. 一排汽車一直延伸到眼睛能看到的地方。 There was a long line of lorries on the A40. A40公路上有一長列卡車。 A line of dancers stood on stage kicking their legs. 一排舞者站在舞台上踢腿。 A line of trees was sillhouetted against the sky. 天空映襯出一排樹木。 A line of mounted police stopped protesters. 一隊騎警攔住了抗議者。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- new
- …
- form
- in a/the line
- on a/the line
- [countable] (North American English)
a queue of people （人）隊伍，行列 A line formed at each teller window. 銀行每個出納員的窗口前都排起了隊。 - in line
to stand/wait in line 排隊等候 If you want a ticket, get in line. 想要票就排隊。 - line for something
There's a line for the women's bathroom. 女洗手間有一條線。 They have to stand in line for groceries. 他們不得不排隊買雜貨。
Extra ExamplesThe lunch line was long as usual. 午餐那裏照常排着長隊。 You'll have to wait in line like everybody else. 你必須和所有其他人一樣排隊等候。 people standing in line at the bank 人們在銀行排隊 How many hours each week do you spend waiting in line for coffee? 你每周花多少時間排隊買咖啡？ ‘Get back in line!’ the teacher snarled. “回去排隊，”。老師咆哮道。 He was sent to the back of the line. 他被送到隊伍的後面。 I joined the line and prepared for a long wait. 我加入了隊伍，準備長時間等待。 supermarket checkout lines 超市付款處等候的隊列 The lines stretched around the block. 線條環繞着街區。 There was a long line at the post office. 郵局排起了長隊。 If there's a line for the women's room, I go in the men's. 如果女廁所有排隊，我就去男廁所。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- checkout
- …
- form
- in line
- [countable]
a phone connection; a particular phone number 電話線路；電話號碼 The phone lines were jammed (= very busy) with people calling to complain. 電話線路被打來投訴的人堵塞了。 I tried to call but the line was busy. 我試着打電話，但是佔線。 I was talking to John when the line suddenly went dead. 我正和約翰談話，突然電話斷了。 Lines are open from 7.30 am until midnight seven days a week. 線路每周七天從早上7:30一直開到午夜。 If you hold the line (= stay on the phone and wait), I'll see if she is available. 請你不要挂斷電話，我去看看她能不能接電話。 - on the line
It's your mother on the line. 是你母親打的電話。 Your bill includes line rental. 你的賬單包括電話線路的租用費。
Extra ExamplesTopics Phones, email and the interneta2He kept shouting down the line at me. 他一直在電話的另一端沖我大喊大叫。 Please stay on the line until one of our customer service operatives becomes available. 請不要挂斷電話，直到我們的客服人員有空爲止。 She didn't know that he was on the line listening to the call. 她不知道他在聽電話。 Speak up—it's rather a bad line. 說話大點兒聲，這條線路相當糟糕。 What do I dial for an outside line? 應該怎麽撥外線？ At that time you needed a phone line to connect with the internet. 那時你需要一條電話線來連接互聯網。 The toll-free phone line is open from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 免費電話從早上8:30開始開通。到下午6:30。 The panic room has its own ventilation system and telephone line. 應急室有自己的通風系統和電話線。 He gave me the number of his private line. 他給了我他的私人電話號碼。 I don't use this line for personal calls. 我不用這條線打私人電話。 You can call me back on this line. 你可以打這個電話給我。 ‘Bye,’ he said and the line went dead. “再見，”他說，電話挂斷了。 Lines are now open and viewers can vote by calling 090 77 77 77. 線路現已開通，觀衆可以撥打090 77 77 77進行投票。 Throughout the evening the telephone lines will be open for listeners to share their memories. 整個晚上，電話線路將向聽衆開放，讓他們分享自己的記憶。 Whenever I try to ring the doctor's the lines are all busy. 每當我想給醫生打電話時，電話都佔線。 They said they tried to call you, but your line was busy. 他們說他們想打電話給你，但是你的電話佔線。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- direct
- trunk
- power
- …
- hold
- be busy
- be engaged
- be dead
- …
- down the line
- on the line
- on line
- …
- [countable]
a railway track or other transport route; a section of a transport system or route 軌道；鐵道；（鐵路的）段，線路 The train was delayed because a tree had fallen across the line. 火車晚點是因爲有一棵樹橫倒在鐵軌上。 a rail line 鐵路線 - (British English also)
a railway line 鐵路線。 the East Coast line 東海岸鐵路線 We got off the bus near the end of the line at San Gerardo. 我們在聖蓋拉多的線路末端下車。 Streetcar lines carried passengers to ever more distant areas of the city. 有軌電車線路將乘客運送到城市中更遠的地方。 - on a line
We live on the Northern Line. 我們住在北在線。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by bus and traina2The restaurant has an unpromising site beside a railway line. 這家餐館在一條鐵路線旁有一個沒有前途的地方。 Trains were cancelled because of leaves on the line. 由於線路上有樹葉，火車被取消了。 They built a high-speed rail line linking the two cities. 他們修建了一條連接這兩個城市的高速鐵路線。 The new line would link Clapham Junction in south-west London with Dalston in the north-east of the city. 這條新線路將連接倫敦西南部的克拉彭樞紐和東北部的達爾斯頓。 There are two railroad lines running next to the French Quarter. 法國區旁邊有兩條鐵路線。 He became a successful stagecoach operator, establishing lines between Boston, Massachusetts and Albany, New York. 他成爲了一名成功的公共馬車操作員，在馬薩諸塞州的波士頓和紐約州的奧爾巴尼之間建立了線路。 You have to get off the bus here—it's the end of the line. 你必須在這裏下車——這是終點。 the little village of Jicotea, at the end of the bus line 公交線路盡頭的小村莊吉科塔 The branch line is threatened with closure. 這條鐵路支線面臨關停。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rail
- railway
- train
- …
- take
- on a/the line
- the end of the line
- [countable, usually singular]
the direction that somebody/something is moving or located in （行進的）方向，路線；方位 - in a line
Just keep going in a straight line. 一直走直線就好。 The town is in a direct line between London and the coast. 這個鎮在倫敦與海岸之間的直線上。 - line of something
Be careful to stay out of the line of fire (= the direction somebody is shooting in). 注意待在射擊路線以外。 They followed the line of the river for three miles. 他們沿着那條河走了三英裏。
Extra ExamplesHe couldn't even walk in a straight line. 他甚至不能走直線。 The surveyors moved across the country, through forests, up mountains, and down ravines, but always travelling in straight lines. 測量員在全國各地移動，穿過森林，上山，下山，但總是直線行進。 The wall follows the line of the mountain range. 這堵牆沿着山脈的走向。 We could have gone in a more direct line to Denver. 我們本可以走更直接的路線去丹佛。 It's three miles along the road, although only a mile and a half away in a direct line. 沿着這條路有三英裏，盡管只有一英裏半的直線距離。 The kitchen garden runs along the line of the building's south facing terrace. 廚房花園沿着大樓朝南的露台延伸。 If you follow the line of my finger, you can see the building there on the hillside. 如果你順着我的手指線走，你可以看到山坡上的那棟大樓。
- in a line
- [countable]
a route from one place to another especially when it is used for a particular purpose 路線；路徑；渠道 - [countable] (abbreviation l)
a row of words on a page or the empty space where they can be written; the words of a song or poem or other piece of writing 字行；便條；留言條；歌詞；詩行 Look at line 5 of the text. 看正文第 5 行。 Write the title of your essay on the top line. 把文章的標題寫在首行。 I can only remember the first two lines of that song. 我只記得那首歌的頭兩句歌詞。 She quoted a few lines of Shakespeare. 她引用了莎士比亞的幾行詩。 A team of programmers wrote 200 000 lines of code (= computer programming language). 一組程序員寫了20萬行代碼。 Avoid a line break (= starting a new line) in the middle of a word. 避免在單詞中間換行。
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writinga1Start each paragraph on a new line. 每一段另起一行。 There should be a full stop at the end of the line. 線的盡頭應該有一個句號。 He asked me to sing the opening lines of Tosti's ‘In the hush of the night’. 他讓我唱托蒂的《在夜晚的寂靜中》的開頭幾行。 Each picture is accompanied by a short line of text. 每張圖片都附有一小段文字。 As soon as I read those lines I knew this was a writer I would love. 我一讀到這些台詞，就知道這是一個我會喜歡的作家。 The story's first line reads, ‘There were once two little girls who saw, or believed they saw, a thing in a forest.’ 故事的第一行寫道，“曾經有兩個小女孩在森林裏看見了或者相信她們看見了一個東西。 He pointed to a line in the book he was holding. 他指着他拿着的書裏的一行。 Each line of the poem has five stressed syllables. 這首詩的每行有五個重讀音節。 A sonnet usually has fourteen lines. 十四行詩通常有十四行。 The first letter of each line forms a word. 每行的第一個字母組成一個單詞。 The poet was very particular about the font, punctuation, and line spacing of his poems. 這位詩人對他的詩的字體、標點和行距非常挑剔。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- new
- …
- form
- in a/the line
- on a/the line
- [countable]
the words spoken by an actor in a play or film （戲劇或電影的）台詞，對白 to learn your lines 背台詞 I keep forgetting my lines. 我總是忘記我的台詞。 The way she delivers the line is hilarious. 她傳遞台詞的方式很搞笑。 - line from something
He quoted a line from the film ‘Casablanca’. 他引用了電影《卡薩布蘭卡》中的一句台詞。
He delivers his lines in a flat, uninflected way. 他以平淡無奇的方式傳遞他的台詞。 In a musical, actors often sing their lines. 在音樂劇中，演員經常唱他們的台詞。 In the audition you will be asked to read a few lines. 試鏡時，你會被要求讀幾行。 He read his lines in a monotone. 他單調地念着台詞。 She is obviously reading lines from a script. 她顯然是在讀劇本的台詞。 The film includes some great lines. 這部電影包括一些很棒的台詞。 an unoriginal plot enlivened by a few good lines of dialogue 幾行對話活躍了一個非原創的情節 That's when he utters the memorable line ‘Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.’ 這時他說出了令人難忘的一句話:“坦白地說，親愛的，我一點也不在乎。 He started coughing in the middle of the line. 他在隊伍中間開始咳嗽。 It was a small part with few lines. 這是一個很小的部分，只有幾行。 Actors always want more lines. 演員總是想要更多的台詞。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + lines- learn
- practise/practice
- recite
- …
- lines[plural] (British English) (in some schools)
a punishment in which a child has to write out a particular sentence a number of times （某些學校）重複抄寫句子的懲罰 The teacher gave me 100 lines. 老師罰我抄寫 100 行。
- [countable] (informal)
a remark, especially when somebody says it to achieve a particular purpose （尤指爲達到某種目的說的）話，言語 - [countable, uncountable]
a long piece of rope, string, etc., especially when it is used for a particular purpose 一段繩（或索、線等） They dropped the sails and threw a line to a man on the dock. 他們放下風帆，把船纜抛給碼頭上的人。 - on the line
Towels were hanging on the line (= clothes line). 毛巾挂在繩子上。 He had a fish on his line. 他釣到了一條魚。 150 feet of nylon line 150英尺長的尼龍線
Extra ExamplesGet the clothes off the line. 把衣服脫下來。 When he reeled in his line, there was nothing on the end of it. 當他收線時，線的末端什麽也沒有。 He measured the land by laying out lines running due east-west and six miles apart, cut at right angles by other lines running due north-south, to create a grid. 他通過布置東西走向、相距6英裏的直線來測量土地，並與其他南北走向的直線成直角，以創建一個網格。 An anchor was dropped over the side on almost 1 000 feet of anchor line. 一個錨在將近1 000英尺的錨線上從側面落下。 The fish immediately pulled out about 20 yards of line. 這條魚立即拉出了大約20碼長的魚線。
- [countable]
a pipe or thick wire that carries water, gas or electricity from one place to another 管道；線路 water/gas/sewage lines 水/氣/污水管線 Telephone lines were brought down in the storm. 電話線在暴風雨中被切斷了。 There were two fuel lines coming into the engine. 有兩條燃料線路接入發動機。 The telegraph lines connecting the two cities had been cut. 連接這兩個城市的電報線路被切斷了。
Extra Examplesa series of posts which were linked to one another by telegraph lines 通過電報線路相互連接的一系列柱子 They made plans for new sewage lines and roads. 他們計劃修建新的污水管道和道路。 The infrastructure, including sewage pipes and water lines, is in bad shape. 包括污水管道和水管在内的基礎設施狀況不佳。 The storm has cut off electricity lines and blocked roads. 暴風雨切斷了電線，堵塞了道路。 Excavations for driveways, gas lines or other utilities may have caused root damage. 車道、輸氣管道或其他公用設施的挖掘可能導致根部損壞。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- direct
- trunk
- power
- …
- hold
- be busy
- be engaged
- be dead
- …
- down the line
- on the line
- on line
- …
- [countable]
an imaginary limit or border between one place or thing and another 分界線；邊界線 a district/county line 行政區界；郡界 lines of longitude and latitude 經線和緯線 - across a line
He was convicted of illegally importing weapons across state lines. 他被判犯有非法越州偷運武器罪。
Extra ExamplesHis family lived across the state line in West Virginia. 他的家人住在州界線那邊的西弗吉尼亞州境内。 As we crossed the New York state line, we passed a field of soybeans. 當我們穿過紐約州的邊界線時，我們經過了一片大豆田。 He remembers the first time he crossed the line into Iraq. 他記得自己第一次穿越邊境進入伊拉克的情景。 the boundary line between two countries 兩國之間的邊界線 We must end this separation of rich and poor across school district lines. 我們必須結束這種跨越學區界限的貧富分化。 Computer databases are being used to redraw electoral district lines. 計算機數據庫正被用於重劃選區界線。 For residents of Los Angeles, California, the county line to the south is often referred to as ‘the orange curtain’. 對於加州洛杉矶的居民來說，南邊的縣界通常被稱爲“橙色幕布”。 The Civil War was a moment when the various lines dividing the country were contested. 内戰是劃分國家的各種界線發生爭議的時刻。 The Equator is an imaginary line encircling the globe. 赤道是一條環繞地球的假想線。 When they talk about North and South, they are referring to an imaginary line from Dublin to Galway. 當他們談論南北時，他們指的是從都柏林到戈爾韋的一條假想線。
- [countable]
the division between one area of thought or behaviour and another or between one group of people and another （思想或行爲的）界限，界線 Mass consumption blurred the lines of class distinction. 大衆消費模糊了階級界限。 We want to cut across lines of race, sex and religion. 我們要超越種族、性别和宗教的界限。 Music offers a way to cross cultural lines. 音樂提供了一種跨越文化界限的方式。 - line between A and B
There is a fine line between informing the public and alarming them. 告知公衆和警告公衆之間有一條微妙的界線。
There's a fine line between showing interest in what someone is doing and interfering in it. 對某人正在做的事情表現出興趣和幹預之間有一條微妙的界線。 With this film he crosses the line into straightforward commercialism. 通過這部電影，他跨越了界限，進入了直截了當的商業化。 Government is damaged when the line separating church and state is crossed. 當政教分離的界限被跨越時，政府就被破壞了。 This architecture is about blurring the lines between nature and the built environment. 這個建築是關於模糊自然和建築環境之間的界限。 Her work plays with stereotypes, blurring lines of sex and gender. 她的作品玩弄刻板印象，模糊了性和性别的界限。 British figurative artist Gary Benfield straddles the line between drawing and painting. 英國具象藝術家加裏·本菲爾德介於繪畫和繪畫之間。 Some of the performances fail to straddle the fine line between understatement and dullness. 有些表演沒有跨越低調和沉悶之間的界限。
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an attitude or a belief, especially one that somebody states publicly （尤指公開表明的）態度，看法 The company line is that discrimination in any form is not tolerated. 公司的原則是不容忍任何形式的歧視。 - line on something
He supported the official line on education. 他支持官方的教育理念。 The government is taking a firm line on terrorism. 政府現在對恐怖主義采取強硬的態度。
Extra ExamplesThere's been a hardening of lines on both sides (= both sides have developed stricter or more fixed attitudes). 雙方的態度都變得強硬了。 A senior intelligence officer contradicted the government's official line. 一名高級情報官員反駁了政府的官方路線。 Newsreaders just repeat the government line. 新聞廣播員只是重複政府的路線。 They are expected to unquestioningly support the management line. 他們應該毫無疑問地支持管理層。 His speech cast aside the Foreign Office line on the issue. 他的講話抛開了外交部在這個問題上的立場。 I tend to take the line that as long as everyone consents and is of a legal age, then it is best to just let people do what they want. 我傾向於認爲，只要每個人都同意並且達到法定年齡，那麽最好讓人們做他們想做的事情。 The administration has taken a line that is basically contrary to its own principles. 政府采取了一條基本上違背自己原則的路線。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- firm
- hard
- …
- adopt
- follow
- pursue
- …
- in line with
- out of line with
- line on
- …
- a line of argument
- a line of reasoning
- a line of attack
- …
- [countable]
a method or way of doing or thinking about something 方法；方式 His research follows quite different lines. 他的研究遵循完全不同的路線。 - line of something
I don't follow your line of reasoning. 我不理解你的推理方法。 a line of thought/thinking 一條思路/思路 She decided to try a different line of argument (= way of persuading somebody of something). 她決定換一種說理方式。 somebody’s first line of attack/defence 某人進行抨擊／辯護的第一着 The police are pursuing a new line of inquiry (= way of finding out information). 警方正在實施一種新的調查方法。
Extra ExamplesThis line of thought perturbs me. 這種思路令我深感不安。 His line of thinking seems to be that the food industry is fraudulently promoting addictive, unhealthy foods as healthy. 他的思路似乎是，食品行業正在欺騙性地將上瘾的不健康食品宣傳爲健康食品。 We know that intelligence is our first line of defence against terrorism. 我們知道情報是我們對抗恐怖主義的第一道防線。 Our approach involves two main lines of attack. 我們采取的方法包括兩條主要進攻路線。 This line of questioning seemed to be getting us nowhere. 這一連串的問題似乎對我們毫無幫助。 One line of research focuses on gender. 其中一項研究側重於性别。 We are pursuing several lines of investigation. 我們正在進行幾項調查。 The broad lines of company policy are already laid down. 公司政策的總方針已經制訂。 Multiple lines of evidence were all leading to the same conclusion. 多條證據都指向同一個結論。 Keep your lines of communication open. 保持溝通渠道暢通。 The plot runs along predictable lines. 劇情沿着可預測的路線發展。 Other writers followed similar lines in discussing this theorem. 其他作家在討論這個定理時也遵循了類似的思路。 It's pointless to pursue that line any further. 進一步追求那條線是沒有意義的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- firm
- hard
- …
- adopt
- follow
- pursue
- …
- in line with
- out of line with
- line on
- …
- a line of argument
- a line of reasoning
- a line of attack
- …
- [countable, usually singular]
a series of people, things or events that follow one another in time 按時間順序排列的人（或物、事件）；家系；家族 to pass something down through the male/female line 通過父系／母系代代相傳某物 - line of something
She came from a long line of doctors. 她來自一個醫生世家。 This novel is the latest in a long line of thrillers that he has written. 這部小說是他寫的系列驚險小說中最近出版的一部。 That was the first in a whole line of mistakes and bad decisions. 這是一連串錯誤和錯誤決定中的第一個。 - line (from somebody/something) (to somebody/something)
The book traces a historical line from Beethoven to the present day. 這本書追溯了從貝多芬到今天的歷史軌迹。 - down the line
The muddle seems to have happened further down the line. 混亂似乎發生在更深處。
Extra ExamplesThe film traces a line of events from their first meeting through to their tragic separation and death. 這部電影追溯了一系列事件，從他們的第一次相遇到他們悲慘的分離和死亡。 We can trace a line of such thinking from Voltaire. 我們可以從伏爾泰那裏追溯到這樣一條思路。 His work is in a direct line from that of John Cassavetes. 他的工作和約翰·卡索維茨的工作是一脈相承的。 I do not accept the claim that there is a direct line from Nietzsche via Heidegger to Nazism. 我不接受從尼采經由海德格爾到納粹主義有一條直線的說法。 Mitochondrial DNA makes it possible to trace the maternal line. 線粒體DNA使得追蹤母系成爲可能。 The mutation gets passed down the ancestral line. 這種變異會遺傳給祖先。 This is pop that can trace its line all the way back to the Beatles. 這是一種流行音樂，可以追溯到甲殼蟲樂隊。
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a series of people in order of importance 一系列按重要性排列的人 - line of something
a line of command 一系列按職務排序的指揮人員 There is some benefit to having a clear line of authority. 擁有明確的權限是有好處的。 - down the line (from somebody/something)
Orders came down the line from the very top. 命令從最高領導人逐級傳達下來。 - in line (to somebody/something)
He is second in line to the chairman. 他的地位僅次於主席。 to be next in line to the throne 爲王位第一順位繼承人
Extra ExamplesYou have to report them to a higher authority, someone further up the line. 你必須向更高一級的機構報告，更高層的人。 They undermined old lines of authority. 他們破壞了舊的權威。 He resigned and the next in the line of succession became president. 他辭職了，繼任的下一任成爲了總統。 There was nostalgia for the traditional dynastic line of succession. 人們懷念傳統的王朝繼承路線。 Prince George is currently third in line to the throne. 喬治王子目前是王位的第三順位繼承人。 She is next in line for a promotion. 她是下一個晉升的候選人。 I was the heir; I was next in line. 我是繼承人；我是下一個。 She was first in line to succeed her father. 她是接替她父親的第一人選。
- line of something
- [countable]
the edge, outline or shape of somebody/something 邊線；輪廓線；形體；形狀 He traced the line of her jaw with his finger. 他用手指順着她的下巴外緣撫摸。 a beautiful sports car with sleek lines 線條流暢、美觀的跑車 I prefer simple lines in skirts and trousers. 我更喜歡裙子和褲子的簡單線條。
- [countable]
a system of making something, in which the product moves from one worker to the next until it is finished 生産線；流水線 - [singular]
a type or area of business, activity or interest 行業；活動的範圍 - line of something
My line of work pays pretty well. 我的職業報酬頗豐厚。 What line of business are they in? 他們從事什麽行業？ - in the… line
You can't do much in the art line without training. 沒經過訓練，你在藝術行業是不會有多大作爲的。
- line of something
- [countable]
a type of product 種類；類型 - [countable]
(often used in names 常用於名稱 a company that provides transport for people or goods 運輸公司；航運公司 a shipping/bus line 航運／公共汽車公司 the White Star Line 白星線
- [countable]
a row or series of military defences where the soldiers are fighting during a war 防線；前線；戰線 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- battle
- defensive
- firing
- …
- behind enemy lines
- in the front line
- on the front line
- …
- [countable] (slang)
an amount of cocaine that is spread out in a thin line, ready to take （準備吸用的）散放成一條細線的可卡因
long thin mark線
row of people/things人或物的行列
phone
railway/bus
route/direction路線；方向
words文字
rope/wire/pipe繩索；金屬線；管子
division分界線
attitude/argument態度；論點
series系列
shape形狀
in factory工廠
activity活動
product産品
transport運輸
soldiers士兵
drugs毒品
Word Originnoun Old English līne ‘rope, series’, probably of Germanic origin, from Latin linea (fibra) ‘flax (fibre)’, from Latin linum ‘flax’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French ligne, based on Latin linea.
Idioms
above the line
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finance 金融 connected with the income that a company receives and the costs it has to pay in its daily business, which affect the profit it makes （常作反話）太不幸了，真夠倒黴 All these costs are above the line and directly hit profits. 所有這些成本都是超線的，直接打擊利潤。
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business 商業 connected with advertising in the mass media 在最重要的崗位上；在第一線 They planned an advertising campaign with both above-the-line and social media components. 他們計劃了一場廣告活動，包括線上和社交媒體兩個部分。
along/down the line
along/on (the)… lines
- (informal)
in the way that is mentioned 按…方式 - (informal)
similar to the way or thing that is mentioned 類似於（提及的方式或東西）
the battle lines are drawn
used to say that people or groups have shown which side they intend to support in an argument or contest that is going to begin 戰線已經劃清（指爭戰之際各擁一方形成對壘之勢）
be, come, etc. on line
to be working or functioning 正運轉；在運行
be in the firing line
(North American English also be on the firing line)
below the line
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finance 金融 connected with unusual costs or income that a company pays or receives, that are not part of its daily business and are taken away or added after calculating profits 線： 與公司支付或收取的不尋常的成本或收入相關，不屬於其日常業務，在計算利潤後被去除或增加There was a £4 million extraordinary charge below the line. 線下有400萬英鎊的額外費用。
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business 商業 connected with advertising by means of direct mail, email, social media, events, etc. 完全地；毫無保留 We are planning social networking, digital marketing and below-the-line activities across the country. 我們計劃在全國範圍内開展社交網絡、數字營銷和線下活動。
connected with a section at the end of an online article or blog post where readers can put comments 聯機；在線 There were numerous comments below the line. 線下有無數評論。
bring somebody/something, come, get, fall, etc. into line (with somebody/something)
to behave or make somebody/something behave in the same way as other people or how they should behave 使一致；使規範；使符合；（和…）一致 The other members of the board must be brought into line. 必須使董事會的其他成員保持一致。 The actions of investors do not always fall into line with financial theory. 投資者的行動並不總是符合金融理論。
cross a/the line
to do something that is not considered to be acceptable behaviour 按…方式 He crossed the line by making details of their very private conversation public. 他把他們非常私人的談話細節公之於衆，這是越界了。
cut in line
(also jump the line)
(both North American English) (British English jump the queue)
to go to the front of a line of people without waiting for your turn 插隊；加塞兒；不按次序排隊 Somebody cut in line in front of me. 有人在我前面插隊。
draw a line under something
- (British English)
to say that something is finished and not worth discussing any more 到…爲止；就…打住
(reach) the end of the line/road
(to reach) the point at which something can no longer continue in the same way （達到）盡頭，極限；窮途末路
a firm hand
hook, line and sinker
in (a) line (with something)
in line for something
in the line of duty
in line with something
lay it on the line
(draw) a line in the sand
(to establish) a clear limit to what you will do or accept 冒風險 It’s time to draw a line in the sand and stop allowing workplace bullying to continue. 是時候劃清界限，停止讓職場欺淩繼續下去了。
(choose, follow, take, etc.) the line/path of least resistance
(to choose, etc.) the easiest way of doing something （采取）最省事的方法
(put something) on the line
out of line (with somebody/something)
overstep the mark/line
to behave in a way that people think is not acceptable （行爲）越軌 She realized she had overstepped the mark and quickly apologized. 她意識到自己越界了，很快就道歉了。
pitch a story/line/yarn (to somebody)
- (informal)
to tell somebody a story or make an excuse that is not true （對某人）編謊話
read between the lines
sign on the dotted line
- (informal)
to sign a document to show that you have agreed to buy something or do something 在簽字處簽上姓名（表示同意）；簽名同意
step out of line | be/get out of line
to behave badly or break the rules 表現不好；不守規矩；越軌；出格 His boss warned him that if he stepped out of line once more he would be fired. 他的老板警告他說，如果他再違反規定，他就會被解僱。
toe the (party) line
(North American English also toe the mark)
to say or do what somebody in authority tells you to say or do, even if you do not share the same opinions, etc. 順從當局（或集體）；遵循…路線 One or two of them refused to toe the line. 他們中有一兩個人拒絕服從命令。 MPs rarely fail to toe the party line. 議員們很少不遵守黨的路線。
walk/tread a fine/thin line (between A and B)
to be in a difficult or dangerous situation where you could easily make a mistake 處於困境（或險境）；如履薄冰；走鋼絲 He was walking a fine line between being funny and being rude. 他想滑稽而不粗魯，難以把握分寸。 She often seems to tread a thin line between success and failure. 她似乎經常在成功和失敗之間徘徊。
Extra ExamplesHis comedy treads the line between shocking and sickening. 他的喜劇在令人震驚和惡心之間徘徊。 We have to walk a fine line to make sure we don't promote one brand more than another. 我們必須謹慎行事，以確保我們不會推廣一個品牌超過另一個品牌。 His buildings walk the thin line between visionary and completely mad. 他的建築在幻想和完全瘋狂之間徘徊。