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a/the line of [plural noun]
There was a long line of people waiting outside.
外面有一长排人在等候。
线；线条
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
线；线条
a long thin continuous mark made by a pen, pencil, etc.; a straight or curved geometric line
There was a long line of people waiting outside.
外面有一长排人在等候。
穿过两个或更多点的路径(比较“线段”)；连续的标记,包括用笔所作的；任何路径,无论是曲线还是直线。
A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
The longer fiber(s) of flax.
一种近身格斗系统,参见维基百科上的“LINE(格斗系统)”。
A close quarters combat system, see LINE (combat system) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
There is a long line of people waiting for the bus.
有一长排人在等公交车。
AI contextual example
The children stood in a straight line.
孩子们站成一条直线。
AI contextual example
Please draw a line of dots across the page.
请在纸上画一排点。
AI contextual example
the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed
士兵们列队前进,刺刀已装上
WordNet
There was a long line of people waiting outside.
外面有一长排人在等候。
通常与stand, wait连用。
Please stand in line and wait your turn.
请排队等候。
He drew a straight line on the paper.
他在纸上画了一条直线。
Not this
I am waiting on line for the bus.
Use this
I am waiting in line for the bus.
受中文‘在线上’的影响，英语中表示排队固定用'in line'，而非'on line'。
Not this
He is in the line with the client.
Use this
He is on the line with the client.
‘在电话线上’英语用'on the line'，表示排队用'in line'。受中文‘在线上’影响，易混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
直线
Please draw a straight line between the two points.
请在两点之间画一条直线。
排队等候
We had to wait in line for over an hour.
我们不得不排队等了一个多小时。
底线；最重要的事
The bottom line is that we need more time.
最重要的是我们需要更多时间。
与……一致
His actions are in line with his words.
他的言行一致。
行业；职业领域
What line of work are you in?
你从事什么行业？
越界；做得过分
That joke crossed the line.
那个玩笑太过分了。
领会言外之意；读出字里行间的意思
She didn't say she was angry, but reading between the lines, I knew she was upset.
她没有说她生气了，但根据她的言外之意，我知道她很不高兴。
划定界限；（在原则问题上）拒绝做某事
I'll help you with your homework, but I draw the line at doing it for you.
我可以帮你做作业，但我不会替你完成。
底线；最重要的事实
The bottom line is we need to cut costs.
最重要的一点是，我们需要削减开支。
如果你改变主意，我排在第一个。
People were waiting in line to buy tickets for the show.
人们在排队买演出的门票。
线条就是一个点出去散步。
The teacher drew a curved line on the board to illustrate the artist's idea.
老师在黑板上画了一条曲线来说明那位艺术家的想法。
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line的字母i像一根竖线，末尾e像线头；画线、排队、电话线都叫line，想象一条线把三个意思串起来。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话（如排队、画线）、书面说明（如路线、几何）、课堂学习与练习 “line”是英语中的常用中性词，通常不带明显的正式或非正式色彩。它在日常交谈、书面材料和课堂学习中都比较常见；具体语气更多取决于搭配和语境，而不是单词本身。
可数名词，常与in, on, of连用
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