LINE1 a line on paper2 a line of colour3 a line on the ground or on the surface of something4 a line on cloth where it has been folded or crushed5 a line on someone's face or skin6 a line of things7 a line of writing or numbers8 a line that separates two areas or countries9 to draw or mark a line on something10 a line of people11 to stand in a line of people12 to arrange things or people in a line1 a line on paper 纸上的线line /laɪn/ [countable noun]a long, thin, continuous mark on a surface 线，线条 The teacher had put a red line through the first sentence. 老师在第一个句子上画了一条红线。 Mike drew a line along the wall to show where the tiles would come up to. 迈克沿着墙边画了一条线，标明墙砖铺到哪里。straight line Use your ruler to draw a straight line. 用尺画一条直线。lined [adjective]paper that is lined has lines printed across it 〔纸张〕画〔印〕有横线的 a letter written on pale blue lined paper 一封用有横线的浅蓝色纸写的信dotted line /ˌdɒtɪd ˈlaɪn, ˌdɒtəd ˈlaɪnǁˌdɑː-/ [countable noun]a line made up of dots that is marked on paper, especially to show the place where someone must write their name 虚线〔尤用于指出写名字的地方〕 Sign on the dotted line, please. 请在虚线上签名。 The dotted line on the map shows the path that goes from the church down to the river. 地图上的虚线指示从教堂到河边的路。 Fold the paper along the dotted line. 把纸沿虚线折叠起来。2 a line of colour 有颜色的线stripe /straɪp/ [countable noun]a straight line of colour on cloth, paper etc, usually part of a pattern where the line is repeated many times 〔布、纸等上的〕条纹 The American flag has red and white stripes. 美国国旗上有红色和白色的条纹。 He was wearing a grey suit with narrow blue stripes. 他穿了一套带有蓝色细条的灰色衣服。 My horse had a big white stripe down the middle of his nose. 我的马沿着鼻子中间有一道粗粗的白色条纹。stripedalsostripyBritish spoken /straɪpt, ˈstraɪpi/ [adjective]something which isstriped orstripy has a pattern on it which is made of many narrow coloured lines which are close together 有〔不同颜色〕条纹的 He was wearing a navy blue suit and a striped shirt. 他穿着一套海军蓝的外套和一件有条纹的衬衫。 stripey socks 有条纹的袜子red and black striped/pink and blue striped etc My aunt knitted me a blue and white striped sweater for Christmas. 姨妈织了一件蓝白条子相间的毛线衫送给我作圣诞礼物。band /bænd/ [countable noun]a thick coloured line 粗条纹 a black snake with orange bands around its back 一条黑色的蛇，背部有橙色条纹band of There was a band of yellow in the rock. 岩石里有一条黄带。 How many bands of colour are there in a rainbow? 彩虹里有多少层颜色？streak /striːk/ [countable noun]a coloured line, especially one that is not straight or that has been made without any plan or pattern 彩色条纹；彩色条痕；斑纹〔尤指不是直线的，或是不规则的〕 Her hair was brown, with streaks of gold. 她的头发是棕色的，夹杂着几缕金发。 Karen's dress had a big streak of red wine down the front. 卡伦的裙子前面有一道很粗的红酒污痕。 ‘What have you been doing?’ asked his mother, pointing at the streaks of dried mud on his arms and legs. “你干了些什么呀？”他母亲指着他的手臂和小腿上一条条已经千结的泥印子问道。3 a line on the ground or on the surface of something 地上或某物表面上的线line /laɪn/ [countable noun] If the ball goes over this line, it's out of play. 如果球越过这条线，就算出界。！yellow linea yellow line painted on the street which means that you cannot park there 〔表示不准停车的〕黄线 Monica got a fine yesterday for parking on a yellow line. 莫妮卡昨天在一条黄线上停车被罚款了。rut /rʌt/ [countable noun]a deep line made in a dirt track by the wheels of vehicles 〔泥泞的道路上留下的〕车辙 The road to the farm had deep ruts in it. 通往农场的路上有深深的车辙。 The carriage became stuck in a rut, and we all had to get out and push. 马车轮子嵌入了车辙，我们都只得下车推。rutted [adjective]having many deep ruts: 留有车辙的 Gradually the road became more rutted and muddy. 渐渐地，路面上的车辙越来越多，道路越来越泥泞。tracks /træks/ [plural noun]lines on the ground that are left by the wheels of a vehicle 车辙 The police were busy examining the tyre tracks of the two vehicles which were involved in the accident. 警察正忙着检查两辆肇事汽车留下的轮胎印。 We followed the tracks down a lane and arrived at an abandoned farmhouse. 我们顺着巷子上的车辙，来到了一座被废弃的农舍。groove /gruːv/ [countable noun]a thin line that has been cut into a surface, for example on a record 凹槽；槽纹；槽痕 The record player needle kept jumping out of the grooves. 唱针老是跳出槽纹。 Then you cut a groove into the wood, so that the two pieces can be slotted together. 然后在木头里刻一道凹槽，那两块就可以插接起来。furrow /ˈfʌrəʊǁˈfɜːr-/ [countable noun]one of many long lines which have been dug in a field in order to plant crops 〔田里的〕犁沟 All around the furrows in the fields were filled with snow. 田里的犁沟都填满了积雪。4 a line on cloth where it has been folded or crushed 布料上的褶痕或皱痕crease /kriːs/ [countable noun]especially Britisha line on a piece of clothing or material where it has been folded or crushed 【尤英】皱痕；褶痕 When I unpacked my suitcase, all my shirts had creases in them. 我打开旅行箱，所有的衬衫都起皱了。wrinkle /ˈrɪŋkəl/ [countable noun]especially Americana line in a piece of clothing that is caused when it has not been folded or hung properly, but instead has been left somewhere untidily 【尤美】〔衣服因放置不当所致的〕皱褶： If you hang that dress over the bath, the steam will get the wrinkles out. 如果你把那裙子挂在浴缸上面，蒸气会把皱褶熏平的。 It's made from a special fabric that doesn't leave any wrinkles after you wash it. 这是用特殊面料做的，洗后不会起皱。wrinkledespecially American/creasedespecially British /ˈrɪŋkəld, kriːst/ [adjective]clothes that arewrinkled orcreased have a lot of wrinkles or creases in them 〔衣服〕皱巴巴的，有皱褶的 Your tie's creased, you'll have to iron it. 你的领带皱了，得熨一熨。 Chris, as usual, came in wearing old jeans and a wrinkled T-shirt. 克里斯照例穿了一条旧牛仔裤和一件皱巴巴的T恤衫来了。5 a line on someone's face or skin 脸上或皮肤上的皱纹line /laɪn/ [countable noun] When she laughed, little lines formed at the corners of her eyes and mouth. 她笑的时候，眼角和嘴角显出了细纹。 The deep lines on his forehead showed that he was a worried man. 他前额上深深的皱纹说明他是一个操心的人。wrinkle /ˈrɪŋkəl/ [countable noun usually plural]a deep line on someone's face or skin, which is caused by growing old 〔指因年老而引起的〕皱纹 Her face was old and covered in wrinkles. 她老了，脸上布满了皱纹。 Delay the effects of ageing with a revolutionary new anti-wrinkle cream. 选用一种全新的防皱霜延缓衰老。wrinkled /ˈrɪŋkəld/ [adjective]if someone's face or skin iswrinkled, it has a lot of wrinkles on it 布满皱纹的 a small man with a balding head and a very wrinkled face 一个逐渐秃顶、满面皱纹的小个子男人！ Mrs Franz sat on the step, shelling peas with her wrinkled old hands. 弗朗兹太太坐在台阶上，用她那布满皱纹的苍老的双手剥着豆子。crease /kriːs/ [countable noun]a deep line on someone's face or skin, which lasts for a short time because they are smiling, bending part of their body etc 〔因微笑、弯折身体部位等形成的〕皱纹，皱痕 When he smiles, you can see the creases around his mouth and his eyes. 他微笑的时候，你能看到他嘴巴和眼睛周围的皱纹。creased [adjective] The baby howled, its face creased and pink. 宝宝哭叫的时候，小脸皱起来，红红的。6 a line of things 一排东西line /laɪn/ [countable noun]several things that are standing next to each other or one behind the other 排；列；行in a line Maisie had arranged her teddy bears in a line on the bed. 梅茜把她的玩具熊在床上排成一列。line of In front of the house there is a line of tall trees. 房子前面有一排高大的树木。row /rəʊ/ [countable noun]a line of things that have been deliberately put next to each other, especially one of several lines that are arranged one behind the other 〔指有意排列出来的〕行；排；列 The tiny cottages had been built in long rows. 小屋一长排一长排地排列着。！ They put a row of chairs out for the visitors. 他们在外面摆了一排椅子给来客们坐。 Julie arranged her perfumes and creams in neat rows on the dressing table. 朱丽把她的香水和面霜一排排整齐地摆放在梳妆台上。row upon rowmany rows 一排又一排 The back wall was covered with row upon row of files. 一叠叠堆得高高的文件把后墙都遮住了。bank /bæŋk/ [countable noun]a line of computers, televisions, or other electrical equipment 〔指电脑、电视机或其他电子设备的〕一排，一列bank of Fans who couldn't get into the stadium watched the match on banks of TV monitors outside. 无法进入体育场的球迷就在场外一排排的电视监视上观看比赛。 The scientists sit behind banks of computers, giving instructions to the crew of the spaceship. 科学家们坐在一排排电脑前面，向太空船上的宇航员发布指令。tier /tɪəʳ/ [countable noun]one of many rows of seats in a theatre, concert hall etc, which are at different levels 〔戏院、音乐厅等里面阶梯式座位的〕一排tier of We always sat in the top tier of seats. 我们总是坐最上面的一排座位。 Mason occupied two spaces on a tier of seats normally reserved for the board of directors and important visitors. 梅森在其中一排座位上占了两个位子，那排座位通常是为董事会成员和贵宾预留的。7 a line of writing or numbers 一行文字或数字line /laɪn/ [countable noun]aline of writing that goes across a page 一行文字 Martin opened the letter and read the first few lines - it was bad news. 马丁打开信读了前面几行—是坏消息。 Start reading at line 12. 从第12行开始看。line of a few lines of poetry 几行诗句column /ˈkɒləmǁˈkɑː-/ [countable noun]a line of numbers written under each other, that goes down a page 〔数字的〕列，栏 Sales totals are shown in this column. 销售总额在这一栏里。 Add up the numbers in the column on the right. 把右栏的数目加起来。8 a line that separates two areas or countries 分隔两个地区或国家的边境线border /ˈbɔːʳdəʳ/ [countable noun]the official line that separates two countries, or the area close to this line 国界，边境，边界 They escaped across the border into Thailand. 他们越过边境逃到了泰国。border with Iraq had put thousands of troops along its border with Kuwait. 伊拉克在科威特边境上部署了数以千计的部队。border between The town lies on the border between Chile and Argentina. 小镇位于智利和阿根廷交界的边境线上。the German/Mexican/Swiss etc border Strasbourg is very close to the German border. 斯特拉斯堡离德国边境非常近。cross the border As soon as we crossed the border we began to see signs of poverty. 我们一过边境就看到了贫穷的迹象。on the border Jeumont is a small town on the French-Belgian border. 热蒙是法国和比利时边境上的一个小镇。border town/area/region The army's main task was to patrol the border regions. 这支军队的主要任务是在边境地区巡逻。border disputewhen two countries disagree about where the border should be 边界争端 The two presidents met for the first time to discuss their longstanding border dispute. 两国总统首度会晤，就长期以来的边界争端进行协商。boundary /ˈbaʊndəri/ [countable noun]the official line that marks the edge of an area of land, for example a farm or one of the parts of a country 〔国家或土地的〕分界线，边界 More and more people are moving outside the city boundaries. 越来越多的人搬到城外去居住。boundary between something and something The Mississippi River forms the boundary between Tennessee and Arkansas. 密西西比河成了田纳西州和阿肯色州的边界。draw a boundary(=decide where a boundary will be 确定边线 Politicians drew strangely shaped boundaries, in order to give themselves an advantage in the next election. 政客们把边界划得很奇怪，为的是使自己在下一届的选举中更具优势。9 to draw or mark a line on something 在某物表面划出或标出线条draw a line /ˌdrɔː ə ˈlaɪn/ [verb phrase] The teacher drew a line on the blackboard. 老师在黑板上画了一条线。 Someone's drawn a line through my name and written in theirs. 有人在我的名字上画了一条线，写上了自己的名字。underline /ˌʌndəʳˈlaɪn/ [transitive verb]to draw a line under a word in order to make people notice it 在·…下方画线 Don't forget to underline the title of the essay. 不要忘记在文章的题目下面画线。 All the mistakes had been underlined in red ink. 所有的错处下面都用红笔画了线。rule /ruːl/ [transitive verb]formalto draw a straight line using a ruler or other straight edge 【正式】〔用尺等〕画〔直线〕 He ruled three lines under the title of his essay. 他在自己的文章题目下面画了三条直线。 She divided the page into four by ruling two diagonal lines across it. 她用尺在纸上画了两条对角线，把它一分为四。10 a line of people 一排人line /laɪn/ [countable noun]aline of people who are standing behind each other or next to each other 〔一〕排；〔一〕列；〔一〕行 The Queen is walking slowly along the lines of soldiers, occasionally stopping to ask a question. 女王在一列列士兵面前慢慢地走过，不时地停下来问问题。in a lineforming a line 成一排 The photographer asked us to stand in a line. 摄影师请我们站成一排。form a linemake a line 成一行 The teacher got the children to form a line before they went into the hall. 老师让孩子们排成一行进入大厅。row /rəʊ/ [countable noun]a line of people who have been arranged to stand or sit next to each other, especially when there are several lines of people arranged one behind another 〔一〕行；〔一〕排；〔一〕列〔尤指有数行人排在前后位置〕 Can you see me in the photo? I'm in the back row on the left. 你能在照片里找到我吗？我在后排的左面。in a row The hotel staff stood in a row to greet their important guests. 旅馆员工排成一排迎接贵宾。queueBritish/lineAmerican /kjuː, laɪn/ [countable noun]a number of people who are standing one behind another, waiting to do something 〔排队等候的〕一队人 There was a queue of about fifteen people at the bus stop. 公共汽车站大约有15个人在排队。queue for The line for the movie went right around the block. 等候购买电影票的队列一直转过了大楼。form a queue/linemake a queue/line 排队 The women who were waiting outside the toilets began to form a queue. 在厕所外面等的女人开始排起了队。in the queuepart of the queue 在排队 Excuse me, are you in the queue? 不好意思，你也是在排队的吗？in single file /ɪn ˌsɪŋgəl ˈfaɪl/ [adverb]if a group of people walkin single file, they walk one behind another in a line 一路纵队地，排成单行 The path was so narrow that we had to walk in single file. 小路太窄了，我们只得排成一行跟着走。procession /prəˈseʃən/ [countable noun]a group of people or vehicles that move slowly along in a line, especially as part of a public ceremony 〔尤指公共仪式的〕行列，游行队伍 We were held up by a long funeral procession. 我们被一列长长的送葬队伍堵住了路。 The children were eager to take part in the carnival procession. 孩子们热切地盼望着参加狂欢节的游行。parade /pəˈreɪd/ [countable noun]an event in which a line of people such as musicians, dancers etc, or a line of decorated vehicles, go down the street while other people watch them in order to celebrate something 庆祝游行 A lot of soldiers were missing from the Victory parade. 许多士兵没有去参加胜利巡游。 When Johnson arrived home after the championships a big parade was held in his honour. 约翰逊参加锦标赛回来后，有人为他举行了一个大游行。column /ˈkɒləmǁˈkɑː-/ [countable noun]a long moving line of people, especially soldiers 纵队〔尤指士兵〕 The column of French soldiers passed us on their way to the battlefront. 一队法军士兵从我们身旁经过，开赴前线。 Columns of men and women were making their way towards the central square. 一队队的男男女女正走向中央广场。11 to stand in a line of people 排队stand/wait/be in linealsostand/wait on lineAmerican /ˌstænd, ˌweɪt, biː ɪn ˈlaɪn, ˌstænd, ˌweɪt ɒn ˈlaɪn/ [verb phrase]to stand in a line of people who are waiting to do something 排队〔等候〕 Jerry joined the crowd of people who were waiting in line outside the stadium. 杰里也加入了在体育馆外排队等候的队伍。 Standing in line for hours at some government office was not exactly my idea of fun. 在政府办公室里排队等上几个小时，我觉得那可不是什么好玩的事儿。to do something Are you in line to get tickets? 你是排队买票的吗？queue /kjuː/ [intransitive verb]Britishto stand in a line of people who are waiting to do something 【英】排队 We had to queue for hours in the rain. 我们不得不在雨中排了好几个小时的队。queue to do something One of the other passengers who was queueing to get on the train suddenly had a heart attack. 排队上火车的乘客中有人突然心脏病发作。queue for Thousands queued for tickets to see the final. 有成千上万的人排队买票看决赛。queue upBritish/line upAmerican /ˌkjuː ˈʌp, ˌlaɪn ˈʌp/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to form a line or join a line of people who are standing one behind another in order to wait to do something, for example buy a ticket 排队 We queued up outside the stadium and had to wait over an hour for our tickets. 我们在体育馆外面等了一个多小时才买到票。queue up to do something People began lining up to get into the movie theater. 人们开始排队进电影院。queue up for We used to have to queue up for bread every morning. 过去我们每天早晨都必须排队买面包。line /laɪn/ [transitive verb]if many peopleline a street, they stand next to each other in lines along the sides of it, especially in order to see an important person or event 沿…排列成行〔尤指为了看某重要人物或事件〕 Hundreds of people lined the streets to see the football team go by. 成百上千人排在街道两旁看足球队经过。 The route taken by the Queen was lined with crowds of people waving flags. 女王经过的路线两旁站满了手中挥动着旗帜的人。12 to arrange things or people in a line 把物或人排成一行line up /ˌlaɪn ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]line up somebody/something He lined up the plates on the table in front of them. 他把桌子上的盘子一个个排开，放在他们面前。line somebody/something up They lined the prisoners up and shot them. 他们把囚犯排成一行开枪射杀。 The horses were being lined up for the start of the race. 赛马一字排开等待比赛开始。