tramlines
tramlines — 名詞
1. the two metal rails fixed into the street surface on which a tram runs through a
電車軌道
鋪設在路面的金屬軌條
the two metal rails fixed into the street surface on which a tram runs through a city
Rania nearly tripped on the tramlines while crossing the old street in Lisbon.
Rania 在穿過里斯本的舊街道時差點被電車軌道絆倒。
plural form used for a single pair of rails
Workers are repairing the tramlines near the central square this week.
工人們本週正在修復中央廣場附近的電車軌道。
collocation: repair + tramlines
The tramlines in this part of the city date back to the early 1900s.
這座城市這一區的電車軌道可以追溯到二十世紀初。
A delivery van got its wheel stuck between the tramlines and blocked traffic for an hour.
一輛貨車的輪子卡在電車軌道之間，導致交通阻塞了一個小時。
Mauricio watched the yellow tram glide smoothly along the tramlines through the morning fog.
Mauricio 看著黃色的電車在晨霧中沿著電車軌道平穩駛過。
- tramway
refers to the whole transport route or system, not just the rails
- streetcar track
American English equivalent; 'streetcar' is used instead of 'tram'
文法句型
tramlines + verb (plural)
the/near/along + tramlines
用法筆記
Almost always used in the plural form, even when referring to the two rails that make up one track. The singular form 'tramline' is rare and usually appears in compound nouns, for example 'tramline tracks' or 'tramline route'.
常見錯誤
2. two painted boundary lines on each side of tennis and badminton courts that mark
加線
球場兩側的雙打邊界線
two painted boundary lines on each side of tennis and badminton courts that mark the wider playing zone for doubles matches
In doubles tennis, the ball is still good if it lands on the tramlines.
在網球雙打中，球落在加線內仍然算好球。
rule: landing on tramlines = in play in doubles
Kenji argued with his partner about whether the shot had landed outside the tramlines.
Kenji 和搭檔爭論那球是否落在加線外。
collocation: outside the tramlines
The fresh white paint on the tramlines helped players judge the calls more easily.
加線上新刷的白漆讓選手更容易判斷球是否出界。
Apinya hit a perfect cross-court shot that curved and landed right between the tramlines.
Apinya 打出一記完美的斜線球，球轉彎後正好落在加線之間。
The umpire left his chair to check the mark near the tramlines on the clay court.
主審離開椅子，檢查紅土球場上加線附近的球印。
- alley
American English informal term for the tramlines on a tennis court
- doubles sideline
more technical; refers specifically to the outer set of lines
文法句型
the + tramlines
between + the + tramlines
land on/inside/outside + the + tramlines
用法筆記
Almost always plural. In tennis specifically, there are two tramlines on each side of the court: one for singles play and one for doubles. In informal play, players may call 'tramlines' to mean just the doubles line.