hairline [
'hɛr`laɪn]
- You may have heard the term hairline fracture.
你可能听到这样一个名词:骨裂。 - D. The middle-aged man already has double chins and receding hairline.
这个中年人已有了双下巴,头发也日渐稀少。 - First, opinion polls show that homophobia has receded almost as far as Homer Simpson's hairline.
首先,民调显示,对同性恋的憎恶感几乎就像荷马-辛普森的发际线一样不断减退。
hairline[ noun ]- a very thin line
<noun.communication>
- the natural margin formed by hair on the head
<noun.body>
hairline \hairline\ n.
1. a very thin line.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. the natural margin formed by hair on the head, especially
the edge of growth of hair on the forehead; as, a receding
hairline.
[WordNet 1.5]
- A report released Tuesday said the fan disk of the jet's rear engine had a hairline crack less than a half-inch long before the plane's final flight.
- Nissan said hairline cracks could develop as a result of improper soldering, allowing gasoline to leak out between the pipe and the fuel tank.
- Alejandro Morfin ran his fingers over the hairline cracks creeping into the Diego Rivera mural of peasants bending over a bountiful wheat harvest.
- The Air Force is investigating "hairline cracking" in a rear section of the B-2 stealth bomber that may be caused by exposure to high temperatures.
- A hairline crack in the wrong place, he says, can be enough to make an instrument virtually worthless.
- In the struggle to arrest Younis, both his wrists suffered hairline fractures, federal authorities said when they announced the arrest.
- With Peter Lilley's hairline and John Gummer's devoutness, the sleekly-suited career politician Angelo portends heavy-handed satire.