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hairline

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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hair·line /ˈheəlaɪn $ ˈher-/ noun [countable]  1 DCBthe line around your head, especially at the front, where your hair starts growing 〔额上的〕发际线,头发轮廓线 He had put on weight, and his hairline was beginning to recede. 他发福了,头发也开始往后秃了。2 a hairline crack/fracture MIa very thin crack 细微的裂纹/裂缝 a hairline fracture in a bone 细微的骨折
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hairlineI was worried about a hairline fracture, but luckily it was just a bad lump.A hairline distinction exists between this description of personal experience and the evaluation of a work.His long bushy eyebrows, mingling with his coarse black hairline, made him appear to have no forehead at all.Yo mumbles to herself at the windows outlining her hairline with a contemplative index finger.He still wears a sailor suit, the cowlick at his hairline gives his forelock a life of its own.My hairline had ascended another inch or so.By the artistic team at Zoo Ultra short hairline contrasts with thick natural waves.Apparently, all that yoga stuff doesn't work for the hairline.
hair·line nounChineseSyllable
your line the especially Corpus the at around head,


hairline
hairline /ˈheəlaɪn $ ˈher-/ noun [countable]
1. the line around your head, especially at the front, where your hair starts growing:
    He had put on weight, and his hairline was beginning to recede.
2. a hairline crack/fracture a very thin crack:
    a hairline fracture in a bone


hair·lineBrE /ˈheəlaɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈherlaɪn/ 🔊 noun
the edge of a person's hair, especially at the front (尤指前额的)发际线a receding hairline渐秃的前额
(often used as an adjective 常用作形容词) a very thin crack or line 很细的裂纹;极细的线a hairline crack/fracture 细小的裂纹/裂缝