1.to form or join a row of people waiting one behind the other to do something. The usual British word is queue
1.I'll stand in line for five hours so the children can see Santa at the mall or be first in line to see the latest Disney movie.
我可以排队等5个小时,让孩子们在大商场里看到圣诞老人——或者第一个排队让孩子们看最新的迪斯尼影片。
2."I don't have to stand in line for hours to see a doctor and electricity prices have not gone up, " explained Necla Evin, a cleaning lady.
“现在我不用排数小时的队看医生了,而且电价也没涨”,NeclaEvin,一个清洁女工解释道。
3.His mother and I only have middle school qualification, but in business world, none of the college students can stand in line with us.
我和他妈也就初中毕业,论做生意,10个大学生也不是俺俩的对手。
4.That's how much you can pay someone else to stand in line for you.
这就是找人给你排队的价钱。
5.Now she'll learn to stand in line . . . and wait by the alphabet for her name to be called.
现在她会学习排队。。。等待按照字母的顺序叫到她的名字。
6."People had to stand in line for four or five hours to get the money from the bank, and you could often see people quarreling, " he said.
人们不得不排四五个小时的队才能取到钱,争吵情况时有发生。
7.Who else would stand in line at the post office with me for half an hour with only the promise of a lollipop as compensation?
还有谁会和我一起在邮局排队等上半个钟头,就为了我承诺的一颗棒棒糖的奖励?
8.The eleventh day of every month was declared stand-in-line day, when residents would dutifully practice.
每个月的第十一天还设为“排队日”,所有市民都得遵守。
9.Dusty and treeless, the courtyard seemed like an unpleasant place to stand in line.
但这个院子里满是尘埃,而且没有树木,看上去不是令人愉快的排队等候的地方。
10.I stand in line until you think you have the time to spend an evening with me.
我排队等待,直到你认为你有空与我共度良宵。