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redline
- IPA[ˈrɛdlʌɪn]
英式
- drive with (a car engine) at or above its rated maximum revolutions per minute;refuse (a loan or insurance) to someone because they live in an area deemed to be a poor financial risk
- the maximum number of revolutions per minute for a car engine;a boundary or limit which should not be crossed.
verb: redline, 3rd person present: redlines, gerund or present participle: redlining, past tense: redlined, past participle: redlined
noun: redline, plural noun: redlines
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. drive with (a car engine) at or above its rated maximum revolutions per minute both his engines were redlined now
- 2. refuse (a loan or insurance) to someone because they live in an area deemed to be a poor financial risk banks have redlined loans to buyers
- ▪ cancel (a project) this is not the time for the district to redline capital projects
名詞
- 1. the maximum number of revolutions per minute for a car engine just over halfway to its 5200 rpm redline
- 2. a boundary or limit which should not be crossed.
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈredˌlīn]
美式
- drive with (a car engine) at or above its rated maximum rpm: both his engines were redlined now
- the maximum number of revolutions per minute for a car engine.
Oxford American Dictionary