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state line

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌstate ˈline noun [countable]  PGthe border between two states in the US 〔美国的〕州界线 We crossed the state line into Missouri. 我们穿过州界线,进入密苏里州。
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state lineJenkins was arrested for illegally transporting explosives across state lines.When the train reached the New 160 Hampshire-Massachusetts state line, it stopped again.Invariably, she is richer after meetings at her local track, Oaklawn, just across the state line in Arkansas.Around 1920, he established a practice just across the state line in Copperhill, Tenn.Adams wheeled around at the state line and took off at high speed for Oglala, about fifteen miles away.Consequently, the riders were escorted to the state line where Mississippi patrol cars took over.
ˌstate ˈline nounChineseSyllable
US border between the two the Corpus in states


state line
ˌstate ˈline noun [countable]
the border between two states in the US:
    We crossed the state line into Missouri.


state lineBrE /ˌsteɪt ˈlaɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsteɪt ˈlaɪn/ 🔊 nounthe line between two states in the US (美国)州界,州界线the Nevada-California state line内华达和加利福尼亚两州州界