lines

US: /ˈɫaɪnz/
UK: /lˈa‍ɪnz/


English Vietnamese dictionary


line /lain/
  • danh từ
    • dây, dây thép
      • to hang the clothes on the line: phơi quần áo ra dây thép
    • vạch đường, đường kẻ
      • to draw a line: kẻ một đường
      • a carved line: đường cong
    • đường, tuyến
      • line of sight: đường ngắm (súng)
      • line of communication: đường giao thông
      • a telephone line: đường dây điện thoại
    • hàng, dòng (chữ); câu (thơ)
      • to begin a new line: xuống dòng
      • just a line to let someone know that: mấy chữ để báo cho ai biết là
      • there are some beautiful lines in his poem: trong bài thơ của anh ta có một vài câu hay
    • hàng, bậc, lối, dãy
      • to be on a line with: ở cùng hàng với, ngang hàng với
      • to stand in a line: đứng sắp hàng
    • (số nhiều) đường, nét, khuôn; vết nhăn
      • the lines of a ship: hình nét của một con tàu
    • (quân sự) tuyến, phòng tuyến
      • the front line: chiến tuyến, tuyến đầu
      • a defence line: tuyến phòng thủ
      • line of battle: hàng ngũ, đội ngũ; thế trận
      • to go up the line: đi ra mặt trận
    • ranh giới, giới hạn
      • to draw the line somewhere: vạch ra một giới hạn nào đó
    • dòng, dòng dõi, dòng giống
      • to come of a good line: con dòng cháu giống
      • a line of scholars: một dòng học giả
    • phương châm, phương pháp, quy tắc, cách, thói, lối...
      • line of conduct: cách ăn ở, cách cư xử
    • ngành, phạm vi; chuyên môn, sở trường
      • to be in the banking line: ở trong ngành ngân hàng
      • history is his particular line: lịch sử là một môn sở trường của ông ta
    • (thương nghiệp) mặt hàng, vật phẩm
      • ground-nuts are one pf our export lines: lạc là một trong những mặt hàng xuất khẩu của ta
    • (số nhiều) hoàn cảnh, tình thế; đường lối, cách tiến hành
      • on the party's lines: theo đường lối của đảng
      • I can't go on with the work on such lines: tôi không thể tiếp tục làm việc trong hoàn cảnh thế này
    • (the line) đường xích đạo
      • to cross the Line: vượt qua đường xích đạo
    • lai (đơn vị dài bằng một phần mười hai của insơ)
    • (quân sự) (the line) quân đội chính quy
    • (số nhiều) giấy giá thú ((cũng) marriage lines)
    • (số nhiều) (sân khấu) lời của một vai
    • on the line
      • mập mờ ở giữa
    • to bring into line [with]
      • làm cho đồng ý, làm cho cộng tác (với)
    • to come into line [with]
      • đồng ý công tác (với)
    • to give someone line enough
      • tạm dong dây cho ai, tạm buông lỏng ai (để sau theo dõi lại hoặc bắt)
    • to read between the lines
      • (xem) read
    • to toe the line
      • (xem) toe
    • hook, line and sinker
      • (xem) sinker
  • ngoại động từ
    • vạch, kẻ thành dòng
      • to line a sheet of paper: kẻ một tờ giấy
      • to line out a stone (a piece of wood): vạch một đường trên phiến đá (trên tấm gỗ) (để cưa)
      • to line through: gạch đi, xoá đi
    • làm nhăn, làm cho có ngấn, làm cho có vạch
      • face line d with care: mặt có vết nhăn vì lo lắng
    • sắp thành hàng dàn hàng
      • to line up troops: sắp quân lính thành hàng ngũ
      • to line out men: dàn quân ra
  • nội động từ
    • sắp hàng, đứng thành hàng ngũ
      • to line up: đứng thành hàng ngũ
      • to line out: dàn hàng
  • ngoại động từ
    • lót
      • to line a garment: lót một cái áo
    • (nghĩa bóng) làm đầy, nhồi, nhét
      • to line one's stomach: nhồi nhét đầy ruột, ăn no đẫy
      • to line one's purse: nhét đầy ví
  • ngoại động từ
    • phủ, đi tơ (chó)

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 mark, pencil-mark, pen-mark, rule, score; stroke, underline, underscore; diagonal, slash, virgule, shilling-mark, solidus, separatrix, oblique:
The lines on this paper are very faint. Draw a red line under your name. A line separates the numerator from the denominator
2 strip, belt, stripe, band, border, edge, edging:
Do you see that line of trees? Put a heavy black line round the obituary notices
3 wrinkle, crease, crinkle, furrow, crow's-foot:
He has many lines on his face. The palmist said I have a long lifeline
4 border, borderline, frontier, limit, boundary; demarcation, threshold:
We crossed the line into Italy. I don't mind cooking dinner, but I draw the line at washing the dishes. There is a fine line between genius and insanity
5 outline, silhouette, contour, figure, profile:
The line of the skirt is too straight.
6 row, rank, column, file, train, parade, cortege or cortège, procession, Brit queue, Colloq Brit crocodile, tailback:
I stood in line for six hours for tickets. The line wound all the way round the block.
7 field, area, activity, forte, speciality or Chiefly US and Canadian also specialty, specialization, business, profession, occupation, (line of) work, job, vocation, pursuit, trade, calling, employment, Colloq racket, game:
Saying that he was a computer programmer, he asked me my line.
8 note, word, card, postcard, letter, US postal card:
Drop me a line when you get there.
9 course, direction, path, way, route, road, track, procedure, tack, policy, strategy, tactic(s), approach, plan:
What line will our competitors take to win the account? I adopted the line of least resistance
10 information, data, word, lead, clue, hint:
Interpol is trying to get a line on where he might be found.
11 cord, string, thread, twine, yarn, strand, filament, rope, cable, hawser:
The anchor line became entangled. Hang the clothes out on the line
12 track, railway or US and Canadian also railroad:
The accident on the southern line is delaying all the trains.
13 telephone, wire, cable:
We have three lines at the office. He tried all day to get you on the line
14 front (line), vanguard, formation:
These men have been in the line for weeks. Captain Hughes was given command of a ship of the line
15 ancestry, descent, stock, lineage, succession, family, parentage, extraction, heritage, genealogy:
She comes from a long line of horsewomen.
16 assortment, stock, merchandise, offerings, goods, brand, make, type, kind, variety:
What line of lawnmower do you distribute?
17 Often, lines. part, role, speech, script, words, Theatre US sides:
I know my lines by heart for the school play. She has one line in the third act
18 story, (sales) pitch, blarney, Colloq spiel, song and dance, Slang con:
He handed her a line about being lonely, but she soon found out why
19 in or into line.
(a) aligned, in alignment, true, straight, in a row, plumb:
Bring the balusters for the railing in line.
(b) in agreement, in accord, in accordance, in conformity, in step, in harmony, US lined up:
We are bringing the staffing requirements into line with the council's recommendations.
(c) Usually, into line. under or in control:
Were you able to bring the other board members into line?
20 in line for. ready for, short-listed for, on the short list for, up for, being considered for, under consideration for, a candidate for, in the running for:
We all think she's in line for a promotion.
v.
21 rule, inscribe, score, underline, underscore:
If you use lined paper, your writing wouldn't be so wavy.
22 edge, border, fringe:
Millions lined the streets for the parade.
23 line up.
(a) organize, prepare, ready, assemble, set up, put or set in place, develop, formulate, arrange (for), coordinate:
Everything is all lined up for the big event.
(b) arrange for, secure, get (hold of), obtain, contract for; uncover, dig up, acquire, engage, hire, sign (up), contract with, hire, employ:
We lined up an excellent after-dinner speaker.
(c) queue (up), form a line, get in line, form ranks or columns:
Hundreds of us lined up for meals three times a day.
(d) align, array, straighten, order:
These paragraphs should line up. Line up the troops for inspection at 0600.
v.
1 interline, cover, face; ceil:
The coat is lined with fur.
2 line one's pockets. accept bribes, graft, US sell out, Colloq US be on the take:
He was secretly lining his pockets during his years on the council.

Concise English dictionary


lines|lined|lininglaɪn
noun
+a formation of people or things one beside another
+a mark that is long relative to its width
+a formation of people or things one behind another
+a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
+text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
+a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
+a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
+the methodical process of logical reasoning
+a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
+a connected series of events or actions or developments
+a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
+a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
+a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
+the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
+a telephone connection
+acting in conformity
+the descendants of one individual
+something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
+the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
+in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
+(often plural) a means of communication or access
+a particular kind of product or merchandise
+a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
+space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
+the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
+a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
+a short personal letter
+a conceptual separation or distinction
+mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
verb
+be in line with; form a line along
+cover the interior of
+make a mark or lines on a surface
+mark with lines
+fill plentifully
+reinforce with fabric