How do you use "line" in a sentence?

Please wait in line for your turn. The Northern Line on the Tube is always crowded. Could you hold the line while I transfer your call?

line

Q: What does "line" mean?

A long narrow mark; a row of people or things; a route Line has many meanings: a mark ('draw a line'), a row ('stand in line' - though British prefer 'queue'), text ('first line of the poem'), a route ('train line'), or a telephone connection ('the line is busy'). 'In line with' means consistent with. 'Along those lines' means something similar.

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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의미: A long narrow mark; a row of people or things; a route

线，排，路线

línea, fila

線、列、路線

선, 줄, 노선

Line has many meanings: a mark ('draw a line'), a row ('stand in line' - though British prefer 'queue'), text ('first line of the poem'), a route ('train line'), or a telephone connection ('the line is busy'). 'In line with' means consistent with. 'Along those lines' means something similar.

「line」有多种含义：标记（「draw a line」）、一排（「stand in line」—但英国人更喜欢用「queue」）、文字（「first line of the poem」）、路线（「train line」）或电话连接（「the line is busy」）。「in line with」表示与……一致。「along those lines」表示类似的事情。

«Line» tiene muchos significados: una marca («draw a line»), una fila («stand in line» - aunque los británicos prefieren «queue»), texto («first line of the poem»), una ruta («train line») o una conexión telefónica («the line is busy»). «In line with» significa consistente con. «Along those lines» significa algo similar.

「line」には多くの意味があります：印（「draw a line」）、列（「stand in line」—イギリス人は「queue」を好みます）、テキスト（「first line of the poem」）、路線（「train line」）、または電話接続（「the line is busy」）。「in line with」は〜と一致して。「along those lines」は似たようなことを意味します。

line은 다양한 뜻이 있습니다: 표시('draw a line'), 줄('stand in line' — 영국에서는 'queue'를 선호), 텍스트('first line of the poem'), 노선('train line'), 또는 전화 연결('the line is busy'). 'In line with'는 ~에 부합하여라는 뜻이고, 'along those lines'는 그와 비슷한 것이라는 뜻입니다.

예문

Please wait in line for your turn.
请排队等候。
Por favor, espere en la fila para su turno.
順番をお待ちください。
차례를 기다리며 줄을 서 주세요.
The Northern Line on the Tube is always crowded.
地铁北线总是很拥挤。
La Línea Norte del metro siempre está llena.
地下鉄のノーザンラインはいつも混んでいます。
지하철 노던 라인은 항상 붐빕니다.
Could you hold the line while I transfer your call?
我转接您的电话时请稍候？
¿Podría esperar en línea mientras transfiero su llamada?
お電話を転送する間、そのままお待ちいただけますか？
전화를 연결하는 동안 끊지 말고 기다려 주시겠어요?

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사용 가이드

맥락: general

어조: neutral

기원과 역사

From Old English 'līne' meaning 'rope, cable', from Latin 'linea' (a linen thread, a string, a line), from 'linum' (flax, linen). The connection is that lines were originally drawn using linen threads. The same Latin root gives us 'linen', 'lining', and 'lingerie'.

문화적 배경

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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