line
UK/lain/US
NGSL 1kIELTSA1
Definitions
n.
A long, thin mark; a row of people or things; a route, boundary, or telephone connection.
线；一行/一排；路线、边界或电话线路。
v.
To form or stand in a row along something; to cover the inside surface of something.
沿着某物排成一排；给……加衬里。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedStraight from Latin līnea, a linen thread. A stretched thread is a straight mark — a 'line.' From that single image come all the senses: a drawn mark, a row (things in a line), a route (bus line), a boundary (border line), and a phone connection (the wire is literally a line).
Root line still carries 17 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.draw a line画一条线
- 2.stand in line排队
- 3.straight line直线
- 4.line up排队/排成一行
- 5.drop a line写几行字（联系）
Example Sentences
- 1.
Draw a straight line from one corner to the other.
- 2.
We had to stand in line for almost an hour.
- 3.
Tall trees line both sides of the avenue.
- 4.
The line went dead before I could finish.