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1. (= long thin mark) 线(線) (xiàn) (条(條), tiáo)
2. (= wrinkle) 皱(皺)纹(紋) (zhòuwén) (道, dào)
3. (= row) (of people, things) 排 (pái)
   ⇒ a line of women queueing for bread 一排妇女在排队等面包 (yī pái fùnǚ zài páiduì děng miànbāo)
   ⇒ long lines of trees 长排的树木 (cháng pái de shùmù)
4. 1. [of words] (written, printed) 行 (háng)
      ⇒ I only read the first few lines. 我只读了前几行。 (Wǒ zhǐ dúle qián jǐ háng.)
   2. (in poem, song) 句 (jù)
      ⇒ the most famous line in English poetry 英语诗歌中最有名的一句 (yīngyǔ shīgē zhōng zuì yǒumíng de yī jù)
5. (Theat, Cine) 台(臺)词(詞) (táicí)
   ⇒ He's learning his lines for the school play. 他在为学校里的一出剧背台词。 (Tā zài wèi xuéxiào lǐ de yī chū jù bèi táicí.)
6. (= rope, cord) 线(線) (xiàn)
7. (also washing line) 晾衣绳(繩) (liàngyīshéng) (根, gēn)
   ⇒ She hung her washing on the line. 她把衣服挂到晾衣绳上。 (Tā bǎ yīfu guà dào liàngyīshéng shang.)
8. (also fishing line) 钓(釣)鱼(魚)线(線) (diàoyúxiàn)
   1. (Elec, = wire) 电(電)线(線) (diànxiàn)
      ⇒ High winds had brought the lines down. 猛烈的风把电线刮断了。 (Měngliè de fēng bǎ diànxiàn guāduàn le.)
   2. (Tel) 线(線)路 (xiànlù) (条(條), tiáo)
      ⇒ The line was dead. 线路不通。 (xiànlù bù tōng.)
9. (= railway track) 铁(鐵)路线(線)路 (tiělù xiànlù) (条(條), tiáo)
   ⇒ repairs to the line 对铁路线路的维修 (duì tiělù xiànlù de wéixiū)
10. (= bus, coach, train route) 路线(線) (lùxiàn)
    ⇒ They had taken the wrong line on the London Tube. 他们在伦敦地铁坐错了线。 (Tāmen zài Lúndūn dìtiě zuòcuòle xiàn.)
11. (= boundary) 界线(線) (jièxiàn)
    ⇒ just across the state line in Nevada 刚刚越过内华达州的州界 (gānggāng yuèguò Nèihuádá Zhōu de zhōujiè)
12. (liter, = edge, contour) 曲线(線) (qūxiàn)
    ⇒ an evening dress that follows the lines of the body 显现身体曲线的晚礼服 (xiǎnxiàn shēntǐ qūxiàn de wǎnlǐfú)
13. (= attitude, policy) 方针(針) (fāngzhēn)
    ⇒ the official line of the Labour Party 工党的方针 (Gōngdǎng de fāngzhēn)
14. (also line of business, line of work) 生产(產)线(線) (shēngchǎnxiàn)
    ⇒ What line are you in? 你在哪一条生产线上？ (Nǐ zài nǎ yī tiáo shēngchǎnxiàn shang?)
15. (Comm, of product) 种(種) (zhǒng)
    ⇒ a new line of computer printers 一种新的电脑打印机 (yī zhǒng xīn de diànnǎo dǎyìnjī)