line读音是[laɪn]。
n. 线;界线;皱纹;路线;航线;行;台词;行业;绳子;家族
v. 排队;画线;加衬里
短语:
soft line 软线
special line 特别线
straight line 直线
thick line 粗线
thin line 细线
单词语法:
a line与a few lines可以解释为“短信”的意思。
Please drop me a line (或a few lines) as soon as possible.
在a line of加名词作主语的句子中,谓语动词要与a line保持一致性,而不是与of后的名词保持一致性;
在信的开头,通常会出现Just a line to tell you that ...或者A line to say that ...等,这些都是习惯用语。
Just a line to tell you that I have failed to the examination.
在商业信函里,along these lines表示“关于这件事”的意思,在普通信函里用的就比较少。