line out . mark with lines 用线画出
let me line out the house on this piece of paper．我来在这张纸上画个屋子。
line out . outline 草拟
We followed the plan lined out by the leading group．我们遵照领导小组拟订的计划去做。
line up . form into a line；form a queue 排列一行；排长队
The people lined up at the ticket office．人们在售票处排队购票。
I hate lining up in the cold to go to a cinema．我讨厌为了看一场电影而在大冷天排长队。
line up . take places in a line or formation；stand side by side；form a line or pattern 排队；整队；排列起来
The monitor lined up his class in the playground．班长让全班学生在大操场排好队。
Shoes of various sizes were lined up on the shelves．货架上排列着各种尺码的鞋子。
line up . arrange 安排
Who lined you up to speak at the meeting? 谁安排你在大会上发言的?
What songs are lined up for tonight's broadcast? 今晚的广播安排了哪些歌曲?
line up . make ready for action；take up a position，for election，；complete a plan or agreement for；arrange完成布置；安排妥当；为选举摆开阵势等
His friends lined up so many votes for him that he won the election．他的朋友们帮他拉了很多票，所以他竞选成功了。
The political parties have lined up behind their candidates．各政党都已摆开阵势来支持他们的候选人。
He lined up a summer job before school was out．学期结束之前他已经为自己安排好了一个暑假工作。
line up . obtain；contrive 获得；设法做到
They have lined up a lot of support for their candidate．他们已经为他们的候选人争得了许多票。
line up . become ready for action；come together in preparation or agreement 联合起来；一起行动
Larry wanted to go to the seashore for the family vacation，but the rest of the family lined up against him．莱里想要全家去海边度假，但是家中其他人一致反对。
link up . join or combine 连接
The two cities are linked up by a river．这两座城市靠一条河连接起来。
listen for . be eager or make an effort to catch the sound of 倾听；用心听
They were listening for the sound from the next room．他们正留心听隔壁屋子是否有声音。
Please listen carefully for the telephone while I am upstairs．我在楼上的时候，请注意听着电话。
listen in . listen to a radio broadcast，听广播等
We were listening in to the President's speech．我们在收听总统的广播讲话。
He likes to listen in late at night．他喜欢在深夜听广播。
listen in . listen to the talk of others 偷听（讲话）；窃听（电话）
When Mary talked to her boy friend on the telephone，her little brother listened in．玛丽与男朋友打电话时，她弟弟在偷听。
The police had tapped his telephone wire and listened in on his conversations with his confederates．警方在他的电话线上搭线，监听他和同伙的谈话。
The boy listened in while we were discussing the problem．我们在讨论这个问题时，这男孩在旁边听着。
listen to . give ear to；try to hear 倾听
All listened to him with great attention．所有人都聚精会神听他说话。
little by little . by degrees；gradually；step by step 渐渐地
He learned to cook little by little．他慢慢学会了做菜。
He has become rich little by little．他渐渐富裕起来了。
John hadn't been able to quit smoking suddenly；he had to control his smoking desire little by little．约翰不能立即把烟戒掉，他得慢慢地控制烟瘾。
live by . make a living from；live by means of 靠…为生
She tried to live by writing，but it didn't provide a good enough income．她想靠写作为生，但收入仍然不够。
He lives by teaching．他以教书为生。
live by one's wits . live on one's wits . live by dishonest means 靠行骗为生；靠小聪明过日子
Unable to get a job when he left school，the boy lived by his wits and in the end turned to crime．这个男孩毕业以后找不到工作，靠行骗过日子，结果犯了罪。
live by oneself . live alone 独自生活
How can you bear living by yourself? 你怎么能忍受独自一人生活呢?
the children have all gone abroad，she is now living by herself．孩子们都出国了，她现在一个人生活。
live down . live so as to allow（a scandal，disgrace，） to be forgotten or forgiven；remove（blame，distrust）by good conduct 改过自新；被忘怀或原谅；变好
After her release from prison，she vowed to live down her crimes．她从狱中被释放以后，发誓改过自新。
Frank was rather a bad boy，but he lived it down as he grew up．法兰克是个相当坏的孩子，但当他长大后渐渐变好了。
It will be difficult to live down this humiliation．忘记这样的耻辱是困难的。
live from hand to mouth . live without saving for the future过日子不顾将来
They live from hand to mouth，without plan．他们生活没有计划，过一天算一天。
live from hand to mouth . live on little money and spend it as fast as it comes in 生活仅够糊口；度日艰难；家无隔日之粮
John got very little pay，and the family lived from hand to mouth when he had no job．约翰薪水本来很少，当他失业以后，日子就更艰难了。
live in . live in a place，as an employee or member of an institution在所在单位寄宿
Servants used to live in，and have their own rooms in their master's house．过去佣人通常住在主人家中，而且还有自己的房间。
Students of this college can live in or get a room in town．这个学院的学生可以住校也可以在城里找一个房间走读。