line /lain/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a formation of people or things one beside another
• (n.) a mark that is long relative to its width
• (n.) a formation of people or things one behind another

Chinese translation

• n. 列, 线, 绳, 电线, 线路, 路线, 航线, 作业线, 界线, 战线, 外形, 排, 家系
• vt. 排成一行, 顺...排列, 划线于, 加衬里, 使有线条, 使起皱纹
• vi. 排队

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/lain/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.49 · Common

Word forms

lined, lining, lines

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Related words

lining · linear · liner · linen · lineage

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