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metatarsal
襯裏

I. line1 [laın] N

1. line:

shéng
线 xiàn
电话线 diànhuàxiàn

2. line MATH:

()线 xiàn
线条 xiàntiáo

3. line:

行列 hángliè
pái
(文章) háng

4. line:

(行进)路线 lùxiàn
运输公司 yùnshū gōngsī
铁路 tiělù

5. line:

生产线 shēngchǎnxiàn
流水线 liúshuǐxiàn

6. line:

界限 jièxiàn
界线 jièxiàn

7. line:

战线 zhànxiàn
前线 qiánxiàn

8. line:

行业 hángyè
行当 hángdang

II. line1 [laın] VB trans

1. line:

划线 huàxiàn

2. line:

使 shǐ pái chéng háng

III. line1 [laın] VB intr

排队 páiduì

line1 [laın]

一致 gēnyīzhì
符合 fúhé
一致 gēn yīzhì
符合 fúhé

line2 [laın] VB trans

1. line:

衬里 jiā chènlǐ

2. line:

(腰包) tián
(肚子) sāi

assembly line N

装配线 zhuāngpèixiàn

bottom line N

基本点 jīběndiǎn
要点 yàodiǎn
底线 dǐxiàn

chat line N

聊天热线 liáotiān rèxiàn

clothes line N

晾衣绳 liàngyīshéng

contour line N, contour

(地图)等高线 děnggāoxiàn

date line N, international date line

日界线 rìjièxiàn
国际日期变更线 guójì rìqī biàngēngxiàn

front line N

前线 qiánxiàn
第一线 dìyīxiàn

goal line N

球门线 qiúménxiàn

line foreman N

生产线工头 shēngchǎnxiàn gōngtóu

line segment N

线段 xiànduàn

load line N SHIPBUILD

(船舶)载重线 zàizhòngxiàn

maglev line [ˈmæglev] N

磁浮线 cífúxiàn

main line N

主线 zhǔxiàn

plumb line N

铅垂线 qiānchuíxiàn
垂直线 chuízhíxiàn

poverty line N

贫困线 pínkùnxiàn

production line N

生产线 shēngchǎnxiàn
流水线 liúshuǐxiàn

broken yellow line N

Present
Iline
youline
he/she/itlines
weline
youline
theyline
Past
Ilined
youlined
he/she/itlined
welined
youlined
theylined
Present Perfect
Ihavelined
youhavelined
he/she/ithaslined
wehavelined
youhavelined
theyhavelined
Past Perfect
Ihadlined
youhadlined
he/she/ithadlined
wehadlined
youhadlined
theyhadlined

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To keep the shafts to the correct alignment, plumb lines were used.
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Apparently if a plumb line is dropped from the north side of the tower it would fall 3 feet away from the building.
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A plumb line dropped from the tower revealed that the concrete block had settled during the storm, giving the lighthouse a pronounced shoreward list.
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The astrologer's instruments ("horologium" and "palm") are a plumb line and sighting instrument.
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His research, he says, suggests plumb lines of delineation.
www.oxfordamerican.org