英语词汇“line”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

idiomline► be in the firing line► be out of the firing lineall the way down the line(also right down the line)(or all along the line)at all times during a situation or activity, or including everyone in the situation or activity:We owe our success to our supporters, who've been very generous all the way down the line.Whatever Arnie and I have done in our lives, we've competed with each other right down the line. —compare down the line/roadthe bottom line is(also that is the bottom line)used in order to tell someone what you think the most important part of a situation is, or what the most important thing to consider is:The bottom line is that kids who have been in trouble once are likely to do it again - we have to find a way of preventing this.In all broadcasting you have to be interesting, and to keep the listener listening. That's the bottom line.

Note This idiom comes from business accounts in which the bottom line is the final line that shows how much profit a company has made or how much money was lost.

bring sth into line (with)to change a system, process, rule etc in order to make it work or fit with another system, process, or set of rules:Pfeiffer approved the layoffs as a step in bringing the company's costs into line.The changes in our competition policy will bring it into line with the rest of Europe.come on line AmEAmEif a process, machinery etc comes on stream it starts to work or be used ◆ often used in business:As new airlines come on line, ticket prices to new destinations will stay reasonable.We'll have to adjust our redevelopment budget to maintain facilities that are coming on line.BrE = come on streamcross the line(also step over the line)to start behaving in a way that people consider offensive, immoral, dangerous, or extreme, although it may be only slightly different from the way you behaved before:Hayward said the newspaper had crossed the line of decency by reporting on his sex life.Once we step over the line between civil dispute and armed conflict, we cannot turn back. —see also there's/it's a fine line betweendown the line/road(also further down the line/ road)at a future time:I'd like to get a college coaching job, but that's still a few years down the line.Maybe ten years down the road we'll have enough money to move to somewhere warm. —compare all the way down the linedraw a line under sthFinish/come to an end to decide to try to forget about a bad situation, so that you can start again and make life better :Vicky and I agreed to draw a line under our disagreements and to try to look towards our future together. The new democracy must start by studying the past, not by drawing line under it as if it never existed.draw the line (at)Disapprove to refuse to do something because you disapprove of it or because you think it is unpleasant:Look, I've eaten a lot of strange things in my life, but I draw the line at blue pork chops.She says she got used to the male journalists' raunchy humour, but when they started making jokes about battered women, she drew the line.drop sb a lineto write a short letter to someone:I thought I'd drop you a line to see how you are.If you drop me a line explaining your proposal in more detail, I'll show it to Mr Sanchez.fall into/in lineto behave or happen according to the rules or laws of a company, organization, country etc:A Canadian official said that aid would be cut off if the country did not fall into line with others that were receiving UN funds.The practice of burying people at sea doesn't always fall in line with our policies on marine environment. —compare step out of linefeed sb a line AmEAmEto tell someone something that is not true so that they will do what you want them to do:People who know Bos can tell when he's feeding them a line.Brian feeds all the girls the same line. He'll tell you he's always been too shy to ask girls out.get a line on AmEAmEto get information about someone or something so that you can understand more about them:Professional directories can help you to get a line on where your opportunities lie, and who your competitors will be.She worked for a while as a pharmacist where she got a line on the drugs and poisons that feature in her detective stories.in/on the front line1 used in order to say that a person or business is involved in or responsible for all the latest developments in something:Hoechst's laboratory is on the front line of medical research. Joining Rolls Royce workers in the front line of the campaign to reduce the working week to 35 hours are employees from British Aerospace and Smiths Industries.2 used in order to say that a person or organization deals with very difficult, unpleasant, and often dangerous problems in their job:As a cop, you are in the front line every day - you have to be prepared for that.After ten years working as a teacher on the front line in an inner city school, he had a nervous breakdown.front-line: The crisis centre is a front-line service providing vital support to the community.sth is not my line of country BrEBrEold-fashioned used in order to say that you do not know much about a particular subject:I can't tell you what this means - word puzzles and riddles are not my line of country.lay it on the lineto tell someone the truth about what they have to do in a situation in a very direct, clear, and firm way:Anderson has laid it on the line to his players - if their performance isn't acceptable, they're out.Let me lay it on the line for you. If we don't get into the South American market now, someone else will. —compare put/lay yourself on the linebe (way) out of line1 to behave badly or in a way that is not acceptable in a particular situation:Did you tell him he was out of line for yelling at Yuri like that?Derek was way out of line, but there is some truth in what he says.step/get out of line: Before meeting Christie interviewers were given a list of things they were not allowed to ask about, and warned that anyone who stepped out of line would be asked to leave.2 (also be out of line with) if a number, fact, method, etc is out of line with a group of other similar things, it does not match with or work in the same way as those things :The Prime Minister's estimate of the support for his party is way out of line with the opinion polls.California's welfare payments, which are among the nation's most generous, seem to be out of line with the state's ability to pay. —compare step out of lineput/lay your job, life, future etc on the line(also put/lay your neck, reputation etc on the line)to do something that makes you risk losing something important, such as your job, your life, or the respect other people have for you:Pat Murphy of the association of minicab drivers said, "Drivers who work nights are putting their lives on the line every time they do a shift - we have to do more to protect them."The government will lay its future on the line by holding a referendum on whether to dismantle the state-run industries.I'm willing to lay my neck on the line and say that if my client is given bail, he will not run, and neither is he a dangerous person.sign on the dotted lineto make a legal promise that you have to keep, usually by signing a piece of paper:When buying a new home, make sure you have consulted a lawyer before signing on the dotted line.Danny DeVito still hasn't signed on the dotted line to play the starring role in Tim Burton's latest film.spin sb a line BrEBrEto try to persuade someone to believe you by saying things that are not true:She has to deal with the fact that Tony's spinning her a line. He's never going to leave his wife for her.These days when politicians open their mouths, they're either spinning us a line or breaking the promises they made last year.step out of lineBehave to do something that you are not allowed to do according to the rules:Ford was the boss on the film set. No actor or actress dared step out of line.The police have warned Goulding that he will be fined any time he steps out of line in the future. —compare fall into linetake a hard line(also take a tough, firm, strict etc line)to be determined to make people behave in the way that you want and unwilling to change your opinions at all ◆ often used in business and politics:Since taking office 18 months ago, Carter has taken a hard line in contract negotiations with teachers.Trade relations between the two countries will not improve until the US takes a firmer line over the imbalance between imports and exports.hard-line: The hard-line Communist government denied it was working on nuclear warheads but refused to allow international inspections.opposite take a soft line: So far police have been taking a soft line on the demonstrations. "We're going to do everything we can to help, as long as things stay peaceful," said the Chief of Police. take the line/path of least resistance(also choose the line/path of least resistance)choose to choose to behave in a way that will cause fewest problems for you and result in the least opposition from other people:Don't be afraid to be firm with your children; if you take the line of least resistance, you will actually make things worse.I didn't like the situation, and not being one to choose the line of least resistance, I told them that I didn't like being harassed.there's/it's a fine line between(also there's/it's a thin line between)used in order to say that there is only a slight difference between two things or behaviours, one of which is bad:There's a fine line between aiding suicide and making plenty of drugs available to relieve the pain.There's a thin line between making the customer feel welcome and comfortable in the shop and bothering them. —see also cross the line draw the line (at)

Note There are other expressions that use 'line' in this way. For example you may hear people say that someone or something 'walks' or 'treads the fine line between two things: I like him, but I always get the feeling he's walking that fine line between arrogance and self-confidence.You may also hear people talk about 'straddling the line' or 'blurring the line' when they mean that it is difficult to understand or explain the difference between two things:Nude dancing straddles the line between entertainment and prostitution, and the debate over its legality has been fierce.

toe the lineto say or do what someone in authority expects you to, even when you do not agree with them:Under the old Fascist government, newspaper editors had to toe the line or risk being beaten up by the secret police.The new Surgeon-General knows that he cannot refuse to toe the White-House line on abortion.

line

1. A series of words, as in a conversation, poem, song, etc. He fed the reporters some line about being dedicated to the average worker, but we all know that's a lie. Our songs are really collaborative efforts, and we usually toss lines back and forth to see what fits the song best.

2. slang A line of a powdered drug, especially cocaine, meant to be inhaled through one's nose. I walked in to find them snorting lines of coke off our living room table. I started out doing a line or two in the morning to help pick me up for work, but then I slowly found myself needing to keep doing throughout the day.

line

1. n. a story or argument; a story intended to seduce someone. (see also lines.) Don’t feed me that line. Do you think I was born yesterday?

2. and rail n. a dose of finely cut cocaine arranged in a line, ready for insufflation or snorting. Let’s you and me go do some lines, okay? The addict usually “snorts” one or two of these “rails” with some sort of a tube.

lines

n. words; conversation. (see also line.) We tossed some lines back and forth for a while and then split.

See:

(one) has to draw a/the line somewhere
(one's) butt is on the line
(one's) line of country
(the) top of the line
a dead cat on the line
a fine line
a fine line between something
a hot line
a line in the sand
a line on (someone or something)
a thin line
all along the line
all along/down the line
all the way down the line
along the line
along the lines
along the lines of
along the lines of (something)
along the right lines
along those lines
at the end of the line
be along the lines of (something)
be in line
be in line for
be in line for something
be in the firing line
be in the front line
be in the pipeline
be on the line
be on the lines of (something)
be on the right lines
be out of line
below the breadline
blow (one's) lines
blow it
blow one’s lines
bottom line
bottom of the line
bright-line
bright-line rule
bring (someone or something) into line
bring into line
bring somebody/something into line
cash on the barrelhead
choose the line of least resistance
chow down
clear (one's) lines
close ranks
color inside the lines
color outside the lines
come down to the line
come in(to) line
come into line
come on line
come online
cross the line
cut in line
dead cat on the line
do a line
do a line with (someone)
do a line with someone
don't give me that line
don't hand me that line
down the line
draw (the) battle lines
draw a line
draw a line between
draw a line between (two things)
draw a line in the sand
draw a line under (something)
draw a line under something
draw the line
draw the line at
draw the line at (something)
draw the line at, to
draw the line between and else Go to draw a line between
drop (one) a few lines
drop (one) a line
drop (one) a note
drop a line
drop a line and drop a few lines; drop a note
drop somebody a line/note
drop someone a line
end of the line
fall for (someone or something) hook, line, and sinker
fall for someone hook, line and sinker
fall for something hook, line and sinker
fall in line
fall in(to) line
fall into line
feed (one) a line
feed someone a line
fire a line
firing line
firing line, on the
fix up
flatline
fluff (one's) lines
fluff lines
get (one's) lines crossed
get (one's) wires crossed
get a line on
get a line on (someone or something)
get a line on someone
get in(to) line
get your lines/wires crossed
get your wires crossed
give (one) a line
give a line
go down the line
go on
go online
hard line
hard lines
hard lines!
hard luck/lines
have a line on (someone or something)
hold the line
hook, line and sinker
hook, line, and sinker
hot line
hotline
in keeping
in line
in line for
in line for something
in line with (someone or something)
in the firing line
in the front line
in the front line(s) (of something)
in the line of duty
in the line of fire
in/out of line with somebody/something
keep in line
lay (one's) life on the line
lay (something) on the line
lay it on the line
lay it on the line, to
lay on the line
lay some sweet lines on
lay some sweet lines on (one)
lay some sweet lines on someone
lead the line
least resistance, line of
line
line (one's) (own) pocket(s)
line (something) with (something)
line in the sand
line of country
line of fire, in the
line of least resistance
line on
line one’s own pocket
line one’s own pockets
line one's pockets
line one's pockets, to
line own pocket
line pockets
line up
line up against
line up along
line up alongside
line up behind
line up for
line up for (something)
line up in
line up on
line up with
line with
line your /somebody's pocket
line your pocket
line your pockets
lines
move the goal line
muff (one's) lines
next in line
offline
off-line
on line
on the firing line
on the front line(s) of (something)
on the line
on the lines of (something)
on the right lines
on/along the lines of...
One has to draw the line somewhere
online
out of line
over the line
overstep the mark/line
party line
party line, the
pitch (one) a line
pitch a line/story/yarn
put (one's) butt on the line
put (one's) life on the line
put (one's) neck on the line
put (oneself) on the line
put it on the line
put neck on the line
put some sweet lines on (one)
put some sweet lines on someone
put your neck on the line
put yourself on the line
read between the lines
read between the lines, to
run down some lines
shoot a line
sign on the dotted line
sign on the dotted line, to
somewhere along the line
somewhere, etc. along/down the line
spin (one) a line
stag line
step out of line
swallow (something) hook, line, and sinker
swallow hook, line, and sinker
take a firm line (on or against something)
take a firm line/stand
take a hard line
take the line of least resistance
the battle lines are drawn
the betting (line) is (that)
the bottom line
the dotted line
the end of the line
the end of the road
the end of the road/line
the line of least resistance
the party line
there is a fine line between
toe the line
toe the line/mark, to
toe the mark
tread a fine line between (something)
tread a thin line between (something)
tread/walk a fine/thin line
walk a fine line between (something)
walk a fine line between something
walk a thin line
walk the line
What's the betting (line)
Who's on the phone?