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Definition of straight-line in English: straight-lineadjective 1Containing, characterized by, or relating to straight lines or motion in a straight line. 有直线的；直线的；直线运动的 一张直线图表。 the Porsche's straight-line stability 保时捷汽车直线行驶时的平稳性。 Example sentencesExamples - The steering was responsive, the straight-line tracking was perfect, braking almost normal.
- We had good straight-line speed, but overtaking is so difficult here.
- Personally, I think I'm probably somewhere between liberal and moderate, presuming I even subscribe to the straight-line model of polarised political categorisation.
- This sort of straight-line running to commit a tackler should be bread-and-butter stuff but Scotland's back division still manages to make a meal of it.
- Companies and their managers who steer straight-line courses do so at their own peril.
- Tracing the light back as a straight-line path, it appears to us that the star has shifted its position in the celestial sky.
- They could be relied upon to do it properly, often eschewing outright straight-line speed for a mesmeric blend of response, agility and feel.
- For those who are keen to sample the performance, the car displays super straight-line stability and poise.
- Every three or four months now, his straight-line commute becomes a triangle.
- We have eliminated most of that in favor of mostly straight-line reporting relationships, clear lines of authority and delineation.
- It possessed no outstanding dynamic talent save raw, brutal, straight-line speed.
- We have done a lot of work in the wind tunnels since and in straight-line gliding I'm one of the fastest skiers in the world.
- I have been okay doing straight-line running, but there is no point in pushing it too hard, too quickly.
- Traditional seismographs record straight-line movements, for example shaking, whereas ring lasers measure rotational movements like rolling or twisting.
- Then I saw the problem: the boat's skeg, or fin, essential for maintaining a straight-line course, was flopping loosely in its groove on the stern.
- Those inclined to make straight-line extrapolations from the events of a few news cycles should read some history.
- The point is that ‘development’ is never a straight-line, linear phenomenon.
- Drive comfort has been helped by the specially adjusted chassis to cope with European roads, fitted with stout anti-roll bars and a wide track, so maintaining a straight-line stability.
- Circular, rather than straight-line motion was the natural state of the Aristotelian celestial world.
- The straight-line distance was 12 miles, but the racing tides of the bay forced him to swim an extra two miles.
2Finance
Relating to a method of depreciation allocating a given percentage of the cost of an asset each year for a fixed period. 〔财政〕（在固定时期内每年给资产一定百分比的）线性折旧的 Example sentencesExamples - Depreciation of furniture and equipment is computed on the straight-line basis over estimated useful lives of five to ten years.
- The tax code allows for both straight-line depreciation and an accelerated cost recovery system.
- Depreciation is provided on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.
- Since impairment depends on market values, it will be much less predictable than straight-line amortization based on acquisition price.
- Five-year straight-line depreciation is applied to the equipment.
Definition of straight-line in US English: straight-lineadjectiveˌstrātˈlīnˌstreɪtˈlaɪn 1Containing, characterized by, or relating to straight lines or motion in a straight line. 有直线的；直线的；直线运动的 一张直线图表。 the Porsche's straight-line stability 保时捷汽车直线行驶时的平稳性。 Example sentencesExamples - Those inclined to make straight-line extrapolations from the events of a few news cycles should read some history.
- Circular, rather than straight-line motion was the natural state of the Aristotelian celestial world.
- It possessed no outstanding dynamic talent save raw, brutal, straight-line speed.
- We have eliminated most of that in favor of mostly straight-line reporting relationships, clear lines of authority and delineation.
- They could be relied upon to do it properly, often eschewing outright straight-line speed for a mesmeric blend of response, agility and feel.
- Traditional seismographs record straight-line movements, for example shaking, whereas ring lasers measure rotational movements like rolling or twisting.
- The straight-line distance was 12 miles, but the racing tides of the bay forced him to swim an extra two miles.
- Then I saw the problem: the boat's skeg, or fin, essential for maintaining a straight-line course, was flopping loosely in its groove on the stern.
- Companies and their managers who steer straight-line courses do so at their own peril.
- For those who are keen to sample the performance, the car displays super straight-line stability and poise.
- We have done a lot of work in the wind tunnels since and in straight-line gliding I'm one of the fastest skiers in the world.
- Drive comfort has been helped by the specially adjusted chassis to cope with European roads, fitted with stout anti-roll bars and a wide track, so maintaining a straight-line stability.
- The steering was responsive, the straight-line tracking was perfect, braking almost normal.
- The point is that ‘development’ is never a straight-line, linear phenomenon.
- Tracing the light back as a straight-line path, it appears to us that the star has shifted its position in the celestial sky.
- This sort of straight-line running to commit a tackler should be bread-and-butter stuff but Scotland's back division still manages to make a meal of it.
- Personally, I think I'm probably somewhere between liberal and moderate, presuming I even subscribe to the straight-line model of polarised political categorisation.
- I have been okay doing straight-line running, but there is no point in pushing it too hard, too quickly.
- Every three or four months now, his straight-line commute becomes a triangle.
- We had good straight-line speed, but overtaking is so difficult here.
- 1.1Finance Relating to a method of depreciation allocating a given percentage of the cost of an asset each year for a fixed period.
〔财政〕（在固定时期内每年给资产一定百分比的）线性折旧的 Example sentencesExamples - Since impairment depends on market values, it will be much less predictable than straight-line amortization based on acquisition price.
- Five-year straight-line depreciation is applied to the equipment.
- Depreciation is provided on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.
- The tax code allows for both straight-line depreciation and an accelerated cost recovery system.
- Depreciation of furniture and equipment is computed on the straight-line basis over estimated useful lives of five to ten years.
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