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linear linear ★☆☆☆☆/lɪ̱niə(r)/1[ADJ	形容词]（过程或发展）线性的 A linear process or development is one in which something changes or progresses straight from one stage to another, and has a starting point and an ending point.   [usu ADJ n]Her novel subverts the conventions of linear narrative. It has no neat chronology and no tidy denouement.她的小说颠覆了线性叙事的传统，没有清晰的时间线索，也没有简单明了的结局。...the linear view of time, with the idea that the past is moving into the present and the present into the future.线性的时间观，认为过去通向现在，现在通向未来。2[ADJ	形容词]线构的；利用线条的 A linear shape or form consists of straight lines.   [usu ADJ n]...the sharp, linear designs of the Seventies and Eighties.七八十年代轮廓清晰的线条设计3[ADJ	形容词]（运动或力）成一直线的，沿直线的 Linear movement or force occurs in a straight line rather than in a curve.   [usu ADJ n] linearlin‧e‧ar /ˈlɪniə $ -ər/ adjective  Examples word sets Collocations 1consisting of lines, or in the form of a straight line:  a linear diagram2[only before noun] relating to length:  linear measurements3involving a series of connected events, ideas etc, that move or progress from one stage to the next:  linear thinking—linearly adverb—linearity /ˌlɪniˈærəti/ noun [uncountable] →lateral thinking

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Collins	linear ★☆☆☆☆ /lɪ̱niə(r)/ 1 [ADJ 形容词]（过程或发展）线性的 A linear process or development is one in which something changes or progresses straight from one stage to another, and has a starting point and an ending point. [usu ADJ n] Her novel subverts the conventions of linear narrative. It has no neat chronology and no tidy denouement. 她的小说颠覆了线性叙事的传统，没有清晰的时间线索，也没有简单明了的结局。 ...the linear view of time, with the idea that the past is moving into the present and the present into the future. 线性的时间观，认为过去通向现在，现在通向未来。 2 [ADJ 形容词]线构的；利用线条的 A linear shape or form consists of straight lines. [usu ADJ n] ...the sharp, linear designs of the Seventies and Eighties. 七八十年代轮廓清晰的线条设计 3 [ADJ 形容词]（运动或力）成一直线的，沿直线的 Linear movement or force occurs in a straight line rather than in a curve. [usu ADJ n]
Oxford	lin·ear / ˈlɪniə(r) ; NAmE ˈlɪniər / adjective 1 of or in lines 线的；直线的；线状的 ◆ In his art he broke the laws of scientific linear perspective. 他在自己的绘画艺术中打破了科学的直线透视法规律。 2 going from one thing to another in a single series of stages （进展）直线式的 ◆ Students do not always progress in a linear fashion. 学生的进步不会总是直线式的。 OPP non-linear 3 of length 长度的 ◆ linear measurement (= for example metres, feet, etc.) 长度测量 4 ( mathematics 数 ) able to be represented by a straight line on a graph 线性的 ◆ linear equations 线性方程 ▶ lin·ear·ity / ˌlɪniˈærəti ; NAmE ˌlɪniˈærəti / noun [uncountable ] ◆ She abandoned the linearity of the conventional novel. 她摒弃了写小说惯用的平铺直叙的写法。 lin·ear·ly / ; NAmE / adverb lin·ear / ˈlɪniə(r) ; NAmE ˈlɪniər / lin·ear·ity / ˌlɪniˈærəti ; NAmE ˌlɪniˈærəti / lin·ear·ly / ; NAmE /
LDC	linearlin‧e‧ar /ˈlɪniə $ -ər/ adjective Examples word sets Collocations 1consisting of lines, or in the form of a straight line: a linear diagram2[only before noun] relating to length: linear measurements3involving a series of connected events, ideas etc, that move or progress from one stage to the next: linear thinking—linearly adverb—linearity /ˌlɪniˈærəti/ noun [uncountable] → lateral thinking
WDF	linear [ˈlɪniə(r)] CET6TEM4考研GREIELTS j5875 4764 68 138 724 239 3595 ADJ4584 213356 Spoken: 119551135 线性的(54%)，直线的(23%)，长度的(23%) adj.线的，线型的；直线的，线状的；长度的

Linear Straight ˌlɪniˈærəti Adj 形容词 [Usu N Line

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