line up ( lining, lined, lines )

• 1. 

  PHRASAL VERB If people line up or if you line them up, they move so that they are standing in a line. 将…排成队; 排队

  例：

  The senior leaders lined up behind him in orderly rows.

  高级领导人有序地排列在他身后。

  例：

  The gym teachers lined us up against the cement walls.

  体操老师们让我们靠水泥墙排成队。

• 2. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you line things up, you move them into a straight row. 将…排成行

  例：

  I would line up my toys on this windowsill and play.

  我要把玩具在这个窗台上排成一行来玩。

• 3. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you line one thing up with another, or one thing lines up with another, the first thing is moved into its correct position in relation to the second. You can also say that two things line up, or are lined up. 与…对齐; 对齐

  例：

  You have to line the car up with the ones beside you.

  你必须把你的车与你旁边的车对齐。

  例：

  The plane circled twice, trying in vain to line up with the runway.

  飞机盘旋了两圈，试图对准跑道降落却没成功。

• 4. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you line up an event or activity, you arrange for it to happen. If you line someone up for an event or activity, you arrange for them to be available for that event or activity. 安排 (比赛、活动等); 组织准备 (人员)

  例：

  She lined up executives, politicians and educators to serve on the board of directors.

  她组织行政领导、政界人物和教育家们担任董事会成员。

• 5. 

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