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lines /laɪnz/► SEE ALLon/along the lines of …on/along (the) … linesthe battle lines are drawnget your lines/wires crossedhave crossed lines/wireshard luck/linestake sth/it as read
●on/along the lines of …●on/along (the) … lines (spoken) 1. in the way that is mentioned 按…方式◆The new system will operate along the same lines as the old one.
新系统的运作方式将与老系统一样。2. similar to sth; in a similar way, style, etc. to sth 类似于某物；仿照某事物的样子◆I’m looking for a silver teapot, something along the lines of this one here.
我在寻找一个银茶壶，类似于这边的这个。3. used for giving a summary of sth you have read or heard （用于总结看到或听到的事物）类似的东西，诸如此类◆‘What did he say in his defence?’ ‘Something along the lines of his being so drunk that he didn’t realize what he was doing.’
“他如何为自己辩解？”“他说自己醉得厉害，没有意识到自己在做什么，诸如此类的话。”●the battle lines are ˈdrawnused to say that people or groups have shown which side they intend to support in a dispute or contest that is going to begin 战线已经划定（指争战之际各拥一方形成对垒之势）；支持者与反对者的界线已划分好◆The battle lines are being drawn in the fight for control of the company.为争夺公司的控制权，双方已经界线分明。●get your ˈlines/ˈwires crossed●have crossed ˈlines/ˈwires (informal) misunderstand each other 互相误解◆I think we’ve got our lines crossed somewhere. I said Venice, not Vienna.可能我们有点误会，我说的是威尼斯，不是维也纳。◆We must have got crossed wires. I thought you were going to drive, not me.我们一定误会了，我以为你要开车，不是我。 NOTE This refers to telephone wires/lines that are not connected properly. 这个习语原指电话线没有接对。 ●ˌhard ˈluck/ˈlines (BrE) used to tell sb that you feel sorry for them （用于表示同情）真不幸，真可怜◆‘Failed again, I’m afraid.’ ‘Oh, hard luck.’“恐怕又没过。”“哦，真可惜。”●ˌtake sth/it as ˈread (BrE) consider that sth does not need discussing because everyone already knows, understands, or agrees about it 认为（某事）不必再作讨论；直接认定◆Can I take it as read that we all agree on this matter?我可否认定大家对此事的看法都一致？ |