"ship belonging to a shipping line," 1838, from line (n.) on notion of a succession of ships plying between ports along regular "lines." Line in this sense first attested 1786 in reference to stagecoaches. Cosmetics sense first recorded 1926, short for eye-liner. The type of baseball hit was so called from 1874 (line drive attested from 1899).
"person who fits a lining to," 1610s, agent noun from line (v.1). Meaning "thing serving as a lining" is from 1869. Liner notes in a record album are attested from 1953.
双语例句
1. It became impractical to make a business trip by ocean liner.
乘坐远洋班轮进行商务旅行变得不合时宜了。
来自柯林斯例句
2. a luxury cruise liner
豪华邮轮
来自《权威词典》
3. Jumbo jets somehow lack the glamour of the transatlantic liner.
大型喷气式飞机不像橫渡大西洋的客轮那么引人注目.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The suitcase liner is a piece of soft cloth.
箱子的衬里是一块很软的布.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Is there any aerial liner between Paris and Hong Kong?
