line
/laɪn/
n. / v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
线;一行;一排;沿……排列成行
释义与例句
n.
线;一行;一排
a long narrow mark, a row of written words, or a row of people or things
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Draw a straight line between the two points.
在这两点之间画一条直线。
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Write your address on the line below your name.
把地址写在姓名下面那一行。
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A long line of customers waited outside the bakery.
一长排顾客在面包店外等候。
v.
沿……排列成行
to form rows along the edge or sides of something
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Tall poplar trees line the road to the farm.
高大的白杨树沿通往农场的道路排列。
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Crowds lined the streets to welcome the returning athletes.
人群沿街而立,欢迎归来的运动员。
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Small shops line both sides of the old bridge.
小商店排列在古桥两侧。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
line 作名词可指“线、行、排”;作动词“沿……排列”时常用被动式 be lined with,如 a street lined with trees。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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queue 队列;排队line 可指任何排成一行的人或物,在美式英语中常指排队;queue 是英式英语中“排队、队列”的常用词。stand in line 常见于美式英语,queue up 或 wait in a queue 更常见于英式英语。We joined the queue for museum tickets. 我们排进了购买博物馆门票的队伍。
常见搭配
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a straight line 一条直线The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. 两点之间最短的距离是一条直线。
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stand in line 排队We stood in line for half an hour to enter the gallery. 我们排了半小时队才进入美术馆。
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line up 排成一行;排好队The teacher asked the children to line up by the door. 老师让孩子们在门边排好队。