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The touchline is either of the two long side lines of a football or rugby pitch. The ball is out of play once it fully crosses one.
The touchline這個字 is是 of a football or rugby pitch足球場或橄欖球場的 either of the two long side lines兩條長邊線的其中一條 The ball球 once it fully crosses one只要完全越過其中一條線 is out of play就算出界
But the word does more work than that. Because coaches and substitutes stand just outside it, 'the touchline' has come to mean the manager's place at the edge of the game — 'he watched from the touchline', 'touchline instructions', 'a touchline ban' for a coach who is not allowed to stand there. That figurative use is where you meet it most in the news.
But不過 the word does more work than that這個字的作用不只如此 Because coaches and substitutes stand just outside it因為教練和替補球員就站在邊線外 'the touchline' has come to mean'the touchline'漸漸也用來指 the manager's place at the edge of the game場邊教練所在的位置 'he watched from the touchline'像是'he watched from the touchline'（他在場邊看球） 'touchline instructions''touchline instructions'（場邊下達的指示） 'a touchline ban'跟'a touchline ban'（禁止站到場邊的處分） for a coach who is not allowed to stand there針對不准站在那裡的教練 That figurative use這種比喻用法 is where you meet it most in the news你在新聞裡最常見到
It is a British word and belongs to football, rugby and hockey; American sports say sideline, and 'sideline' has spread far beyond sport into everyday English ('sidelined by injury'). British speakers use both, but 'touchline' stays inside the stadium.
It is a British word這是英式用字 and belongs to football, rugby and hockey屬於足球、橄欖球和曲棍球 American sports say sideline美式運動說sideline and 'sideline' has spread far beyond sport而'sideline'已經遠遠超出運動範圍 into everyday English進入日常英文 ('sidelined by injury')（像'sidelined by injury'，因傷退場） British speakers use both英式講者兩個都會用 but 'touchline' stays inside the stadium但'touchline'只用在球場裡
組成touch + line. The 'touch' here is an old football word for the ground outside the side lines — the area 'in touch', as opposed to the field of play. When the ball goes over the line, players still say it has 'gone into touch'. So the touchline is literally the line marking where touch begins.
同家族的字
- touchdownthe same football 'touch' — from touching the ball down on the ground
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
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ball-gamesgameshobbiesOne of the lines that mark the border limits of the pitch.
- French winger Hatem Ben Arfa has also taken plenty of plaudits recently and he was the architect of the opening goal with some superb trickery on the left touchline.
- Some kids were having a kickabout on the grass beside the walkway, cheering, groaning, calling for the ball, absorbed in the game, a self-contained universe marked out by jackets for goalposts and invisible touchlines.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。