English Dictionary

on the line

前置詞句

慣用表現

On a level with the eye of the observer, as of a picture hung in on a wall. / (idiomatic) At risk, as in a contest or enterprise. / Currently calling on the telephone.

日本語の意味

観察者の目の高さにある（水平に配置される、例えば壁に掛けられた絵のように） / リスクを孕む、危険にさらされている（競争や事業などでの場合） / 電話で現在呼び出している、通話中である

She instructed the gallery staff to place the new portrait on the line so it would be centered at the viewer's eye level.

彼女はギャラリーのスタッフに、新しい肖像画を観覧者の目の高さに掛け、鑑賞者にとって正面になるよう指示した。

意味（1）

On a level with the eye of the observer, as of a picture hung in on a wall.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) At risk, as in a contest or enterprise.

The survival of the company is on the line with this project.

意味（3）

Currently calling on the telephone.

I have John on the line for you.

意味（4）

(sports) On one of the lines marked on a playing field or court; (by extension) within bounds.

The ball was on the line but the umpire ruled it out.