英语短语"in line" 是一个常用表达,核心含义围绕“排列/一致/符合”展开,具体意思和用法可分为以下几类:
指人或物按顺序排列成直线,强调空间上的有序性。
常用搭配:be/stand/wait/stay in line
例句:
1、 Please stand in line for the bus—don’t push! (请排队等公交,别挤!)
2、 We waited in line for two hours to get concert tickets. (我们排队两小时买演唱会门票。)
3、 The kids were told to stay in line during the fire drill. (消防演练时,孩子们被要求保持排队。)
表示某事物与另一事物(规则、预期、目标等)逻辑上匹配,是最常用的引申义。
关键搭配:in line with sth(= consistent with sth)
例句:
1、 The new dress code is in line with our company’s professional image. (新着装规定符合我们公司的专业形象。)
2、 Her salary is in line with the industry average. (她的薪水与行业平均水平一致。)
3、 This decision is not in line with what we agreed earlier. (这个决定和我们之前达成的共识不一致。)
表示“处于获得某事物的候选/等待状态”,隐含“大概率会得到”的意思。
常用搭配:be in line for sth
例句:
1、 He’s in line for a promotion after his recent success. (他最近表现出色,即将获得晋升。)
2、 The team is in line for a championship if they win the next game. (如果赢下下一场比赛,这支队伍就能拿冠军。)
指状态、行为或数值符合常规/预期,没有偏离。
例句:
1、 After the training, his performance is finally in line. (训练后,他的表现终于正常了。)
2、 The project’s costs are in line with the budget. (项目成本在预算范围内。)
cut in line:插队(= jump the queue)
例:It’s rude to cut in line when everyone is waiting. (大家都在等,插队很没礼貌。)
fall out of line:偏离常规;不守规矩
例:If you fall out of line, the teacher will discipline you. (如果你不守规矩,老师会处罚你。)
in line:强调“排列/一致”(短语,介词+名词);
online:意为“在线的;联网的”(形容词/副词,如online shopping 网购)。
总结:"in line"的核心是“有序/匹配”,无论是物理排队还是逻辑一致,都围绕这个核心展开。掌握搭配(如in line with、in line for)能快速理解其在不同语境中的含义。