toe the line

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• na.準(zhǔn)備起跑；服從紀(jì)律；(賽跑等時(shí))將腳尖抵在起步線上站著；服從規(guī)定
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)循規(guī)蹈矩；聽從命令；聽話

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With a pistol pointing at the back of his head, he could do nothing but toe the line.

被一把手槍頂著他的后腦勺，他只能乖乖地服從了。

Don't toe the line just as it is grotesque , left to the mercy of it.

不要因它怪誕就俯首聽命，聽任它的擺布。

So I toe the line and put the clocks back only once a year, and - sigh - put them forward again in the spring.

因此，我聽從命令，每年只把時(shí)鐘回撥一次，然后——唉——再在春季往前撥。

With pleas going unheard, the city government is now moving toward legislation to force manufacturers to toe the line on packaging.

隨著要求被置若罔聞，市政府正試圖通過(guò)立法來(lái)使制造商在包裝上遵守規(guī)定。

I believe that runners of all levels of experience and ability should toe the line with a realistic finish time goal in mind.

我相信所有經(jīng)驗(yàn)和能力水平的選手都能到達(dá)終點(diǎn)只要他們牢記實(shí)際的完成時(shí)間目標(biāo)。

China is also threatening to restrict entry to news organizations that do not toe the line.

中國(guó)政府也以限制入境來(lái)威脅不遵照規(guī)定的新聞團(tuán)體。

Parents can explain when it is OK to be whimsical, and when they have to toe the line, Dr. Kaufman says.

考夫曼說(shuō)，父母可以向孩子解釋他們什么情況下可以異想天開，而什么情況下必須得按慣例行事。

When you scold, I do not toe the line, the stubborn, lazy before, ask your own: It is not my food enough?

當(dāng)你責(zé)罵我不聽話，固執(zhí)，懶惰之前，請(qǐng)問(wèn)問(wèn)你自已：是不是我的食物不夠？

This month, thousands of runners will toe the line with mixed emotions.

這個(gè)月，數(shù)以千計(jì)的跑步者將帶著不同的心情站在起跑線上。

The first time the new teacher met his class , he told the pupils that he expected all of them to toe the line in his lessons .

這位新教師個(gè)他的班級(jí)第一次見面是便對(duì)他的學(xué)生說(shuō)，在他上課的時(shí)候，他要求他們循規(guī)蹈矩。

In the months after the poll McCain aides poured anonymous scorn on Mrs Palin's refusal to toe the line and ignorance of policy.

在投票過(guò)去幾個(gè)月后，麥凱恩的助手匿名對(duì)佩林拒絕聽從命令、無(wú)視政策大肆攻擊。

A person's life, no matter how much you will see, then, learn, then questioned, toe the line, lose, then find, then chipped up to speak;

人一生，不論你多么地會(huì)看話、學(xué)話、問(wèn)話、聽話、賠話、找話、插話直至說(shuō)話；

Flip-flops, once humble favorite at the beach, now toe the line of high fashion.

夾腳拖鞋，一度只是海灘客愛穿的廉價(jià)品，現(xiàn)在成為高級(jí)時(shí)尚的推手。

Well, depends on what we do. Sometimes my boss give us a free hand, and sometimes he demands that we toe the line.

那取決于我們做些什么。有時(shí)老板讓我們自由行事，有時(shí)要求我們遵守紀(jì)律。

Jane's parents are very strict with her and she has to toe the line.

簡(jiǎn)的雙親對(duì)她十分嚴(yán)格，她只能俯首稱臣。

However, sometimes I do not toe the line, and sometimes because of some trivial quarrel with them, think really should not be ah.

可是，有的時(shí)候我卻并不聽話，甚至有時(shí)會(huì)因?yàn)?/c>一些小事跟他們爭(zhēng)吵，想想真是不應(yīng)該啊。

"If he wants to do the research he's good at, he has to toe the line now and again, " the US analyst said.

“如果他想從事自己所擅長(zhǎng)的研究，他必須不時(shí)聽從當(dāng)局的指示，”前述美國(guó)專家表示。

We must request wall street to toe the line as well.

我們必須要求華爾街也開始要這樣做。

Blake: You say that now, but make sure you toe the line.

布雷克：你現(xiàn)在這么說(shuō)，但你要確定會(huì)乖乖照規(guī)矩來(lái)。

The boss warned them to toe the line, or they would get fired.

老闆警告他們要嚴(yán)守規(guī)定，否則就會(huì)被炒魷魚。

Ordinary people are careful to toe the line.

普通民眾也小心翼翼，不敢越雷池一步。

Their father is strict with his children and they have to toe the line .

父親對(duì)孩子很嚴(yán)格，他們必須言聽計(jì)從。

If he doesn't toe the line, fire him!

要是他不守規(guī)矩就辭了他！

Li's reasoning is that it's better to toe the line than risk being shut down.

李認(rèn)為循規(guī)蹈矩要比冒被關(guān)閉的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)好。

Business schools emphasise how to make you toe the line.

而商學(xué)院強(qiáng)調(diào)的則是循規(guī)蹈矩。

I'm the one who is going to make your life real difficult from now on if you don't toe the line, country boy.

如果你們不聽話，從現(xiàn)在開始我是那個(gè)可以讓你們舉步維艱的人。鄉(xiāng)巴佬。

Example: The new director will make us toe the line , I'm sure .

新領(lǐng)導(dǎo)會(huì)讓我們惟命是從的，我肯定。

The teacher is very strict with the students and the students have to toe the line.

那個(gè)老師對(duì)學(xué)生要求十分嚴(yán)格，學(xué)生們不得不循規(guī)蹈矩。