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一线
yī xiàn
Meaning
- front line
Definition
一丝；一线；第一线
a thread; a ray; the front line
Usage
常用来形容极微小的量，如一线希望、一线生机；也指直接从事生产或作战的最前沿。
Often used to describe an extremely small amount, e.g., a ray of hope, a thread of life; also refers to the forefront of production or battle.
Examples
- 1 他心中还抱有一线希望。 (He still holds a ray of hope in his heart.)
- 2 她在生产一线工作了三十年。 (She has worked on the production line for thirty years.)
- 3 一线生机也不能放弃。 (We must not give up even a thread of hope for survival.)
- 4 他是一名一线医生。 (He is a frontline doctor.)
- 5 这个方案一线成功的可能性都没有。 (This plan has not even a thread of possibility for success.)
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