lines
线条,线路,路线,线
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Definitions
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- : general appearance or outlinea car with fine lines
- : a plan of procedure or constructionbuilt on traditional lines
- : the spoken words of a theatrical presentationthe words of a particular rolehe forgot his lines
- : informal, mainly British a marriage certificatemarriage lines
- : luck, fate, or fortune
- : rows of tents, buildings, temporary stabling, etc, in a military camptransport linesa defensive position, row of trenches, or other fortificationwe broke through the enemy lines
- : a school punishment of writing the same sentence or phrase out a specified number of timesthe phrases or sentences so written outa hundred lines
- : read between the lines to understand or find an implicit meaning in addition to the obvious one
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Examples
Granted, James is in an office in the Pentagon, and not on the front lines.
The next phase of the trial consists of vaccinating Ebola workers on the front lines.
As it turns out, though, cartoon curmudgeons get the best, most ridiculous lines.
If he did, it could be a sign that our politicians are ready to resume genuine policy-making across party lines.
Your general reaction runs along the lines of: “When will these geezers give it up and go for a mall walk or something?”
Fully two miles away, on the south side of the ravine, were the sepoy lines, and another group of isolated bungalows.
Some peculiar lines between these contracted brows gave a character of ferocity to this forbidding and sensual face.
He thus decoyed them away, and the fortunate couple were enabled to reach the British lines under cover of the darkness.
Still, monsieur, I am willing to proceed upon the lines which would appear to be more agreeable to yourself.
If we are to have a real education along lines of expression we must begin with the "content," or cause, of expression.