line up

排队；安排

verb

1. place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight

e.g. align the car with the curb
align the sheets of paper on the table

Synonym: alignalineadjust

2. take one's position before a kick-off

3. arrange in ranks

e.g. dress troops

Synonym: dress

4. form a queue, form a line, stand in line

e.g. Customers lined up in front of the store

Synonym: queue upqueue

5. get something or somebody for a specific purpose

e.g. I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener
I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing
The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter

Synonym: get holdcome upfind

6. form a line

e.g. The buildings all line up neatly

1. （使）（某一批人）排成行；（使）列队
If people line up or if you line them up, they move so that they are standing in a line.

line up

e.g. The senior leaders lined up behind him in orderly rows...
高级将领整齐有序地在他身后站成几排。
e.g. The gym teachers lined us up against the cement walls...
体育老师让我们靠着水泥墙排好。

2. 使（某一批物）排列成行
If you line things up, you move them into a straight row.

e.g. I would line up my toys on this windowsill and play...
我会把玩具排在这个窗台上来玩。
e.g. He finished polishing the cocktail glasses and lined them up behind the bar.
他擦完了鸡尾酒杯，把它们成排摆放在吧台后面。

3. （使）对齐
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.

e.g. You have to line the car up with the ones beside you...
你得把车子和旁边的车停齐。
e.g. Gas cookers are adjustable in height to line up with your kitchen work top...
燃气灶的高度可调整，使之与厨房操作台齐平。

4. 组织；邀集
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.

e.g. She lined up executives, politicians and educators to serve on the board of directors...
她邀请了高管、政坛人物和教育家加入董事会。
e.g. Bob Dylan is lining up a two-week UK tour for the New Year.
鲍勃·迪伦正在组织一个为期两周的英国新年巡回演唱会。

5. 支持/反对
If you line up with, behind, or alongside a person or group, you support them. If you line up against a person or group, you oppose them.

e.g. Some surprising names have lined up behind the idea...
有些出人意料的名人也在支持这个想法。
e.g. We Spaniards have lined up against each other all too often.
我们西班牙人太爱窝里斗了。

6. see also: line-up

In fact, things don't line up right.(事实上，事情的发展方向并不正确。)

We line up and sing. We play, too.(我们排队和唱歌。我们也做游戏。)

Would you help me to line up my watch?(你能帮助我把我的表调准吗？)

Please line up one after another.(请按顺序排队。)

Line up, one by one.(排队，一个跟着一个。)

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。)

Please line up the chairs.(请把椅子排放好。)

Troops line up at one of the gates to the Kremlin.(士兵们在通往克里姆林宫的一个大门前整队。)

You should line up your future works.(你应该列出未来的工作计划。)

Line up the glasses and I'll fill them.(把玻璃杯排好，我来斟酒。)