online
UKUS
NGSL 2kIELTSA2
Definitions
adj.
Connected to or available via the Internet.
在线的，联网的。
adv.
While connected to the Internet.
在网上，在线地。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedon + line = being on the (communication/data) line — connected. Originally 'on the line' meant linked to a telephone or telegraph wire; with computers it came to mean connected to the network or Internet.
Root line still carries 17 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.go online上网/上线
- 2.online shopping在线购物
- 3.online course网络课程
- 4.available online可在线获取
Example Sentences
- 1.
You can book the tickets online in just a few minutes.
- 2.
The whole class moved online during the lockdown.