| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈmain ˈline, n. [countable]- Rail Transporta principal highway or railway line.
- Slang Terms
- Slang. a vein that can be easily reached, used for injection of a narcotic.
main•line /ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn, -ˈlaɪn/USA pronunciation v., -lined, -lin•ing, adj. v. - Slang Termsto inject a narcotic directly into a vein: [no object]He was mainlining at $500 a day.[~ + [object]mainlined heroin for several months.
adj. - having a principal or established position:mainline churches.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024main′ line′, - Rail Transporta principal line or route of a railroad, as contrasted with a branch or secondary one.
- Transporta principal highway.
- Slang Terms
- a prominent and readily accessible vein of the body that may be used for a narcotic's injection.
- the act of mainlining.
Main′ Line′, - Place Namesa fashionable residential district west of Philadelphia.
- any fashionable district where socially prominent people live.
Main′-Line′, adj.
Main′-Lin′er, n.
main•line (mān′līn′, -līn′),USA pronunciation v., -lined, -lin•ing, adj. v.i. Slang. - Slang Termsto inject a narcotic, esp. heroin, directly into a vein.
- to use or enjoy something without restriction:to mainline on TV movies.
v.t. Slang. - Slang Termsto inject (a narcotic, esp. heroin) directly into a vein.
- to use, enjoy, or imbibe (something) without restriction:mainlining coffee all day long.
adj. - having a principal, established, or widely accepted position;
major;
mainstream:the membership of mainline churches.
- verb, verbal, adjective, adjectival use of main line 1935–40, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: main line n - the trunk route between two points, usually fed by branch lines
- (as modifier): a main-line station
- US a main road
vb mainline - (intransitive) slang to inject a drug into a vein
adj mainline - having an important position, esp having responsibility for the main areas of activity
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