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lineup,  line-up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (acts billed for a show) (娱乐业) | (电影院﹑ 剧场等的)节目单,节目安排 
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|   | There is a great line-up for this year's festival, including many famous stars. | 
lineup,  line-up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (schedule of events) | 计划、事情的次序  jì huà shì qíng de cì xù | 
|   |   | 项目安排  xiàng mù ān pái | 
|   | The festival's lineup will be published this week. | 
lineup,  line-up nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (sport: participants) (体育) | 参加者  cān jiā zhě | 
|   | The fans objected to the team's lineup; it was missing the best player! | 
| Maginot line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  historical (French fortifications against Germany) (历史用语) | 马其诺防线  mǎ qí nuò fáng xiàn | 
|   | The Fortress Schoenenbourg is the largest fortification of the Maginot Line open to the public in Alsace. | 
| Mason-Dixon Line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  historical (US north-south division) (历史用语) | 梅森狄克森线  méi sēn dí kè sēn xiàn | 
|   | Escaped slaves from the southern US frequently fled north over the Mason-Dixon Line in their quest for freedom. | 
| next in line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (person: front of queue) (队列中的) | 下一个,下一位 
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|   | The immigration officer called for the next in line to step forward. | 
| next in line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  figurative (expected successor: to [sth]) (按顺序的) | 下一任继承者 
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|   | Prince Charles is next in line to the throne. | 
offline,  off-line advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  (computing: while not connected) | 离线地 
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|   |   | 未连线地 
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|   |   | 脱机地 
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offline,  off-line adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (computing: not connected) | 离线的 
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|   |   | 未连线的 
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|   |   | 脱机的  tuō jī de | 
offline processing,  off-line processing nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (computing: not done on internet) (计算机) | 脱机处理,离线处理 
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|   | We have to do some off-line processing before we can publish the answer online. | 
| be on the line v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  figurative, informal (be at risk) | 有危险,处于险境 
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|   |   | 岌岌可危  jí jí kě wēi | 
online,  on-line adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (connected to internet) | 联机的 
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online,  on-line adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (found on the internet) | 在线的  zài xiàn de  | 
|   | You can try the online support. | 
|   | 你可以试试在线支持。 | 
online banking,  on-line banking,  e-banking,  UK: internet banking nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (access to bank via internet) | 网上银行 
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|   | Online banking certainly makes bill paying much faster and cheaper than before. I don't receive paper statements any more now I've got internet banking | 
| out of line adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  figurative, informal (comment: unacceptable) | 令人无法接受的  lìng rén wú fǎ jiē shòu de | 
| out of line adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  figurative, informal (person: behaving unacceptably) | 举止不当 
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|   |   | 行为逾矩 
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| out of line advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  figurative, informal (unacceptably) | 举止不当的  jǔ zhǐ bú dàng de | 
|   |   | 举止不合要求的  jǔ zhǐ bù hé yāo qiú de | 
| parallel line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (line next to another at a constant distance) | 平行线  píng xíng xiàn | 
|   | When you draw two parallel lines, one never crosses the other. | 
| party line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (policy or stance of a political party) | 政党的路线  zhèng dǎng de lù xiàn | 
|   | He was suspended for failing to support the party line on immigration policy. | 
| phone line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (telephone connection) | 电话线路  diàn huà xiàn lù | 
|   | The phone line is dead, so there's no dial tone. | 
| picket line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (for strike or protest) (罢工) | 纠察线  jiū chá xiàn | 
|   | The people in the picket line blocked all access to the factory. | 
pickup line,  pick-up line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  informal ([sth] said to seduce) | 搭讪用语 
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|   | Do you come here often?, is not a very original pickup line, to say the least. | 
poverty line,  poverty level nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (income level) | 贫困线 
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| power line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (electricity supply cable) | 电力线  diàn lì xiàn | 
|   |   | 输电线  shū diàn xiàn | 
|   |   | 电源线  diàn yuán xiàn | 
|   | When lightning struck a nearby power line, our neighbourhood suffered a blackout for several days.  Hundreds of homes were without electricity last night after a storm took down power lines. | 
| product line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (range of goods) | 生产线  shēng chǎn xiàn | 
|   | We are currently making extensive changes to our product lines.  CoverGirl have expanded their product line with a new long-lasting lipstick. | 
punchline,  punch line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (tagline of a joke) (故事、笑话等中的) | 妙语,妙句,点睛之笔 
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|   | He was terrible at telling jokes because he always forgot the punchline. | 
| put [sth] on the line v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  figurative, informal (risk [sth]) | 冒…的风险  mào de fēng xiǎn | 
|   | I'm putting my life on the line by doing this for you. | 
| put [sth] on the line for [sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  figurative, informal (risk [sth] for [sb]) | 为了某人冒…的风险 
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|   | He put everything on the line for her: his job, marriage and his reputation. | 
queue (UK),  wait in line (US),  wait on line (US,  regional) viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived."  |  UK (wait in a line of people, vehicles) | 排队  pái duì | 
|   | People were queuing outside the shop at 5 am on the day of the sale. | 
| queue-jump⇒ viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived."  |  UK, informal (go in front of others waiting) | 插队  chā duì | 
| railroad line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (railway route) | 铁路干线  tiě lù gàn xiàn | 
| railroad line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (railway track) | 铁路轨道  tiě lù guǐ dào | 
|   |   | 铁轨  tiě guǐ | 
| railroad line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (company managing rail transportation) | 铁路运输公司  tiě lù yùn shū gōng sī | 
| railway line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  UK (railroad route) | 铁路干线  tiě lù gàn xiàn | 
| railway line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  UK (railroad track) | 铁路轨道  tiě lù guǐ dào | 
|   |   | 铁轨  tiě guǐ | 
| railway line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (company managing rail transportation) | 铁路运输公司  tiě lù yùn shū gōng sī | 
| service line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (tennis: boundary marking) (网球术语) | 发球界线  fā qiú jiè xiàn | 
|   | The serve didn't count because the player's foot was over the service line. | 
shroud,  shroud line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (parachute rope) (降落伞) | 吊伞索 
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snowline,  snow line,  snow-line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (lower boundary of perennial snow) (高山上有常年冰雪的最低界线) | 雪线  xuě xiàn | 
| stand in line viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived."  |  (queue, wait on line) | 列队  liè duì | 
|   |   | 排队  pái duì | 
|   | They had to stand in line to be served. | 
| starting line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (marking at beginning of a race) (赛跑) | 起跑线  qǐ pǎo xiàn | 
|   | Over 1000 runners are expected at the starting line of tomorrow's marathon. | 
| stay in line viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived."  |  (adhere to rules) | 遵守规则  zūn shǒu guī zé | 
|   |   | 守规矩  shǒu guī ju  | 
storyline,  story line,  story-line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (fiction: plot, story) (小说) | 故事大纲,故事梗概,主要布局 
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|   | I found the storyline of “War and Peace” really difficult to follow. | 
| straight line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (long mark with no curves) | 直线  zhí xiàn | 
|   | I can't draw a straight line without using a guide.  The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. | 
tag line,  tagline nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (punchline, slogan) | 口号  kǒu hào  | 
|   |   | 广告主题句  guǎng gào zhǔ tí jù | 
|   | “Where's the beef?” was a famous tagline of the 1980s. | 
take a hard line,  take the hard line v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  (be staunch, uncompromising) | 走强硬路线 
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|   |   | 决不妥协 
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take a hard line on [sth],  also: take the hard line v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  (be staunch about [sth]) | 在…方面走强硬路线 
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| telephone line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (phone connection) | 电话线路  diàn huà xiàn lù | 
|   | According to the operator their telephone line has been disconnected. | 
| telephone line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (telegraph wire) | 电话线  diàn huà xiàn | 
|   | You can see telephone lines running for miles along the roads. | 
| the end of the line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (last stop of train or bus) (比喻) | 生命的尽头  shēng mìng de jìn tóu  | 
|   | The conductor announced the end of the line so we got off the train.  After the bus reaches the end of the line, you'll have to walk a little bit. | 
| the end of the line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  figurative (point [sth] ceases to exist) (比喻) | 生命的尽头  shēng mìng de jìn tóu  | 
|   | Jim's patience finally reached the end of the line. | 
timeline,  time-line,  time line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  literal (line showing order of events) | 时间轴 
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timeline,  time-line,  time line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  figurative (sequence of actions) | 活动时间表 
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|   |   | 要事年表 
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| toe the line v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  figurative (conform) | 循规蹈矩  xún guī dǎo jǔ  | 
|   |   | 遵守规则  zūn shǒu guī zé | 
|   | The boss told the new employee that he would do well as long as he toed the line. | 
top of the line,  top-of-the-line adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (of the best quality) | 一流的,上等的 
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|   | These boots are expensive because they're top of the line. | 
| township line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (boundary) | 城镇划分线  chéng zhèn huà fēn xiàn | 
|   | The streets beyond the township line are in poor condition. | 
| tramline nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (streetcar system) | 有轨电车  yǒu guǐ diàn chē  | 
| tramline nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  mainly UK, often plural (streetcar route, track) | 有轨电车线 
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| tramline nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  figurative (rigid course of action) | 既定规则 
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|   | The current management just seem to stick to tramlines rather than finding innovative solutions. | 
| tramlines nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." |  (part of tennis court) (网球、羽毛球) | 边线  biān xiàn | 
| transmission line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (power cable) | 输电线  shū diàn xiàn | 
|   |   | 电力传输线  diàn lì chuán shū xiàn | 
|   |   | 传输线  chuán shū xiàn | 
trawl,  trawl line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (long fishing line) (钓鱼用的) | 排钩绳  pái gōu shéng | 
|   | The boys helped their fathers by attaching hooks to the trawls. | 
| tree line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (natural boundary of tree-growing area) | 林木线  lín mù xiàn | 
|   |   | 树木线  shù mù xiàn | 
|   |   | 森林界线  sēn lín jiè xiàn | 
|   | We climbed all day until we were well above the tree line.  We saw an eagle flying just above the tree line. | 
treeline,  tree line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (line beyond which trees cannot grow) | 林木线  lín mù xiàn | 
| trolley line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (tram or cable-car route) | 电车线路  diàn chē xiàn lù | 
|   | The city of San Francisco has many trolley lines. | 
watermark,  water mark,  water line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (mark of water level) | 水位标记  shuǐ wèi biāo jì | 
|   | The flood had left a watermark on the wall. | 
| zip-line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (rope slide) | 没有提供翻译 
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|   | I've always wanted to zip-line high up in the trees. |