on a line

/lahyn/US // laɪn //UK // (laɪn) //

在一条线上,在一个线上,在一条线上的,在一个行上

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- : Mathematics. a continuous extent of length, straight or curved, without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point.
- : something arranged along a line, especially a straight line; a row or series: a line of trees.
- : a number of persons standing one behind the other and waiting their turns at or for something; queue.
- : something resembling a traced line, as a band of color, a seam, or a furrow: lines of stratification in rock.
- : a furrow or wrinkle on the face, neck, etc.: lines around the eyes.
- : an indication of demarcation; boundary; limit: the county line; a fine line between right and wrong.
- : a row of written or printed letters, words, etc.: a page of 30 lines.
- : a verse of poetry: A line in iambic pentameter contains five feet.
- : Usually lines. the words of an actor's part in a drama, musical comedy, etc.: to rehearse one's lines.
- : a short written message: Drop me a line when you're on vacation.
- : a system of public conveyances, as buses or trains, plying regularly over a fixed route: the northbound line at State Street.
- : a transportation or conveyance company: a steamship line.
- : a course of direction; route: the line of march down Main Street.
- : a course of action, procedure, thought, policy, etc.: That newspaper follows the communist line.
- : a piece of pertinent or useful information: I've got a line on a good used car.
- : a series of generations of persons, animals, or plants descended from a common ancestor: a line of kings.
- : a department of activity; occupation or business: What line are you in?
- : Informal. a mode of conversation, especially one that is glib or exaggerated in order to impress or influence another person: He really handed her a line about his rich relatives.
- : a straight line drawn from an observed object to the fovea of the eye.
- : lines, the outer form or proportions of a ship, building, etc.: a ship of fine lines.a general form, as of an event or something that is made, which may be the basis of comparison, imitation, etc.: two books written along the same lines.a person's lot or portion: to endure the hard lines of poverty.Chiefly British.a certificate of marriage.
- : a circle of the terrestrial or celestial sphere: the equinoctial line.
- : banner.
- : Fine Arts. a mark made by a pencil, brush, or the like, that defines the contour of a shape, forms hatching, etc.the edge of a shape.
- : Television. one scanning line.
- : Telecommunications. a telephone connection: Please hold the line.a wire circuit connecting two or more pieces of electric apparatus, especially the wire or wires connecting points or stations in a telegraph or telephone system, or the system itself.
- : the line, Geography. the equator.
- : a stock of commercial goods of the same general class but having a range of styles, sizes, prices, or quality: the company's line of shoes.
- : an assembly line.
- : Law. a limit defining one estate from another; the outline or boundary of a piece of real estate.
- : Bridge. a line on a score sheet that separates points scored toward game from points scored by setting a contract, having honors, etc. .
- : Music. any of the straight, horizontal, parallel strokes of the staff, or one placed above or below the staff.
- : Military. a defensive position or front.a series of fortifications: the Maginot line.Usually lines. a distribution of troops, sentries, etc., for the defense of a position or for an attack: behind the enemy's lines.the body of personnel constituting the combatant forces of an army, as distinguished from the supply services and staff corps.
- : an arrangement of troops of an army or of ships of a fleet as drawn up for battle: line of battle.
- : a body or formation of troops or ships drawn up abreast.
- : the class of officers serving with combatant units or warships.
- : the regular forces of an army or navy.
- : that part of an administrative organization consisting of persons actively engaged on a given project.Compare staff.
- : a thread, string, cord, rope, or the like.
- : a clothesline: the wash hanging on the line.
- : a cord, wire, or the like, used for measuring or as a guide.
- : Nautical. a pipe or hose: a steam line.a rope or cable used at sea.
- : Slang. a small quantity of cocaine arranged in the form of a slender thread or line, as for sniffing.
- : Also ligne . a unit equal to 1/40 inch, for measuring the diameter of buttons.
- : Angling. a length of nylon, silk, linen, cord, or the like, to which are attached the leader, hook, sinker, float, etc.
- : Football. either of the two front rows of opposing players lined up opposite each other on the line of scrimmage: a four-man line.the line of scrimmage.
- : the betting odds established by bookmakers for events not covered by pari-mutuel betting, especially sporting events, as football or basketball.
- : Ice Hockey. the two wings and center who make up a team's offensive unit.
- : Fencing. any of the four divisions of the portion of a fencer's body on which a touch can be scored, taken as an area of attack or defense.
- : Textiles. the longer and preferred flax or hemp fibers.Compare tow.
- : Fox Hunting. the trail of scent left by a fox.
- : a unit of length equivalent to 1/12 inch.
- : Insurance. a class or type of insurance: casualty line.the amount of insurance written for a particular risk.
- : Australian Slang. a girl or woman.

v.无主动词 verb

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lined, lin·ing.
- : to take a position in a line; range: to line up before the start of a parade.
- : Baseball. to hit a line drive. to line out.

v.有主动词 verb

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lined, lin·ing.
- : to bring into a line, or into line with others: to line up troops.
- : to mark with a line or lines: to line paper for writing.
- : to sketch verbally or in writing; outline: We followed the plan he had lined out.
- : to arrange a line along: to line a coast with colonies.
- : to form a line along: Rocks lined the drive.
- : to apply eyeliner to.
- : to delineate with or as if with lines; draw: to line the silhouette of a person's head.
- : Archaic. to measure or test with a line.

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- : line out, Baseball.to be put out by hitting a line drive caught on the fly by a player of the opposing team.to execute or perform: He lined out a few songs upon request.
- : line up, to secure; make available: to line up support; to line up a speaker for the banquet.

Phrases

line of fire, in the
line one's pockets
line up
all along (the line)
along the lines of
blow it (one's lines)
bottom line
chow down (line)
down the line
draw a line
draw the line at
drop a line
end of the line
fall in line
feed someone a line
firing line
get a line on
go on (line)
hard line
hold the line
hook, line, and sinker
hot line
in line
lay on the line
least resistance, line of
on line
out of line
party line
read between the lines
sign on the dotted line
somewhere along the line
step out of line
toe the line

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms

matched匹配的,匹配,相匹配的,搭配 aligned统一的,统一,统一口径,统一的方式 calm平静,平息,平静的,平静下来 common常见的,普通,共同,共同的 constant恒定的,恒定,恒定不变,恒量 equivalent相当于,相等的,等价物,相等 even甚至,甚至于,即使是这样,即使是这样的 exact确实,精确的,精准的,确实的 flat平坦的,平地,平坦,平的 flush同花顺,冲洗,冲水,冲刷 horizontal横向,水平,水平的,卧式 like喜欢,像,如,喜爱 matching匹配,匹配的,匹配性,相匹配的 parallel平行,平行的,平行线,纬度 plain朴素的,普通的,朴素,平凡的 plane飞机,平面,平面图,飞机上 planed有计划的,有计划地,计划中的,有计划 polished锃亮的,抛光的,锃亮,锃光瓦亮的 regular定期,定期的,定期检查,定期举行 rolled轧制,滚动的,轧制的,滚动 same相同,相同的,一样,一样的 stable稳定的,稳定,稳固的,稳固 steady稳重,稳健,稳固,平稳 straight直,直接,笔直的,直的 trim修剪,修饰,修整,修剪的 trimmed修剪过的,修整过的,修剪好的,修剪后的 uniform统一,制服,统一的,划一 akin相似的,类似的,相似,相似者 alike类似于,同类,类似的,有如 commensurate相称的,相应的,相称,同量级的 comparable可比的,可比拟的,相当于,可比较 consistent一致的,一致性,一致性的,一致 continuous连续的,连续不断的,连续,连续不断 equable公平的,平等的,公平,平等 identical相同的,同样的,一样的,相同 in line一行,排队,排队的,排队等候中的 lined up排列好的,排列整齐的,一字排开,排列整齐 of same height相同高度的,同样高度的,同一高度的,同等高度的 on a par相当于,同等条件下,同等水平上,同级别的 on one plane在一个平面上,在一个飞机上,在一个平面上的,一架飞机上 planate刨根问底,刨光,刨花,刨根究底 precise准确,精确,准确的,精密 proportionate相称的,适度的,适度,有比例的 unbroken不间断的,绵绵不绝,不间断地,不间断 unfluctuating不间断的,不波动的,不稳定,不间断 uninterrupted不间断地,不间断的,不间断,不停地

Antonyms

abnormal不正常的,不正常,非正常,异常 agitated烦躁不安,烦躁不安的,烦躁的,焦躁不安 broken坏了,破损,破损的,破碎的 changeable可变的,可变,多变的,多变 changing改变,变化,更改,变化的 different不同的,不同,不一样的,不同于 disorderly紊乱的,紊乱,无序的,无序 dissimilar异种,不相同的,不一样的,不相同 divergent歧义的,歧义,歧异性,歧异的 extraordinary非凡,非凡的,非常规的,不寻常的 imbalanced不平衡的,不平衡,不均衡的,失衡 inconsistent不一致的,不一致,不一致的情况,不一致的是 inconstant不恒定,不稳定,不恒定的,不稳定的 indefinite不确定的,无限期,无限,不定 infrequent不经常,不常有,不常发生,不常 irregular不规范,不规则,不正规,不规则的 rare罕见,罕见的,稀有,稀有的 rough粗略,粗略的,粗略的说,粗暴 uncommon不常见的,不常见,少见,少见的 unequal不平等,不平等的,不公平,不公平的 uneven不平坦的,不平坦,参差不齐,参差不齐的 unfair不公平,不正当,不正当的,不公平的 unfixed不固定的,非固定,未修复的,不固定 unlike不像,不一样,不像的,不一样的 unstable不稳定的,不稳定,不稳的,不稳 unsteady不稳的,不稳定的,不稳定,不稳 untrustworthy不值得信任,不可信的,不值得信赖,不值得信任的 unusual不寻常,不寻常的,异常,异乎寻常 upright直立的,直立,直立式的,正直的 variable变量,变数,变动,变异 vertical纵向,垂直,垂直的,纵 wavering摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,飘忽不定,犹豫不决 wobbly摇摆不定的,摇摆不定,晃晃悠悠,摇摇欲坠 ragged褴褛的,褴褛,褴褛不堪,破烂不堪

Examples

Goldenberg is bullish on just how much growth Fabletics will see from its men’s line so early in its lifecycle.
I think just with that time off, I continued to work on my delivery, and feel like everything’s kind of in line where I want it to be.
Mud from the channels built soil up so that it was higher than the water line.
As is a clear line of accountability if they don’t actually follow through.
In fact, in one of my restaurants, an executive chef just did something that was completely out of line.
Domestically, the prime minister maintains the dubious line that he is the only man who can keep the still-fragile peace.
Last week I turned 40, a bittersweet occasion because I crossed the line to living longer without my mother than with her.
Completed in 1953 and composed with standard line breaks and punctuation, the book was completely ignored upon submission.
Is it any wonder that the interests of large corporations and unions get to the front of the line?
In the end, the line between magic and religion may be something of an artificial one.
In this position, the line of cavalry formed the chord of the arc described by the river, and occupied by us.
Our talk ranged from the Panhandle to the Canada line, while our horses jogged steadily southward.
I have drawn a Line between the figures at the extream changes, that next below the Line is the extream.
My station was on the right of the line, where the breastwork, ending in a redoubt, was steep and high.
The engineer officer charged with preparing the line of retreat reported that the one bridge across the Elster was not sufficient.

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