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- pronunciation:
- laIn
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- draw the line, line up
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a long, thin mark.
线
I drew a line in the dust with a stick.我用棍子在土里画了一条线。
- synonyms:
- stripe
- similar words:
- band, bar, furrow, limit, mark, outline, score, strip
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| definition 2: |
a boundary or limit; point at which something must stop.
界
We drove across the state line.Jamie, your behavior has crossed the line!我们开车过了州界。杰米，你的行为太过分了！- synonyms:
- border, boundary, edge, limit, outline
- similar words:
- bound, compass, frontier, margin, rim
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| definition 3: |
a mathematical figure that is represented by a long, straight, unbroken mark with arrows at each end. The arrows mean that the line continues endlessly in both directions. A line, in mathmatics, has length that goes on forever but no width.
线
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| definition 4: |
a string, rope, or wire.
绳, 线
Put the wet clothes out on the line to dry.Dwayne put a new fishing line on his rod and attached a hook to the end.把湿衣服放在外面的绳子上晾干。- synonyms:
- cable, cord, filament, rope, twine
- similar words:
- string
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| definition 5: |
a row of people or things.
一排人（或物）
The line for tickets went all the way around the block.排队买票的人一直排到了街区的四周。
- synonyms:
- queue, row, string
- similar words:
- array, chain, procession, range, run, series
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| definition 6: |
a transportation system, or a particular path taken by vehicles in the system.
交通路线
To get to the shopping mall, you have to change to another bus line.要到购物中心，你必须换乘另外的交通路线。- similar words:
- railroad, railway, subway, transit
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| definition 7: |
a wire or set of wires that carry signals in an electrical or telephone system.
线路, 电线
The telephone line on our street was knocked down in the storm.我们街上的电话线在风暴中被撞下来了。- synonyms:
- cable, wire
- similar words:
- circuit, telegraph, trunk
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| definition 8: |
a very short written message; letter.
消息, 信
Drop me a line and let me know when you will be in town.给我来个信，让我知道你什么时候来城里。- synonyms:
- memo, memorandum, notation, note, word
- similar words:
- letter, message
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
lines, lining, lined |
| definition 1: |
to take a place in a line (usually followed by "up").
排队
We lined up in front of the booth to get cotton candy.我们在亭子前排队买棉花糖。- similar words:
- align, organize, range, rank, string
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| definition 2: |
to cause to form into a line or row.
列队, 排队
The teacher lined the children up by height, with the shortest one first.老师将孩子们根据身高排队，最矮的在前面。- synonyms:
- array
- similar words:
- align, arrange, marshal, rank, straighten, string
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| definition 3: |
to mark with a line or lines.
用线标出
I used a ruler to line my paper.我拿一个尺子用线标出我的纸。- synonyms:
- groove, rule, underline
- similar words:
- draft, draw, furrow, inscribe, score, sketch, streak, trace
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| related words: |
rule |
| phrase: |
draw the line, line up |
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